diff --git a/pcsx2/IopGte.cpp b/pcsx2/IopGte.cpp
index 4a425569bc..410409a098 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IopGte.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IopGte.cpp
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ __inline double limG2(double x) {
 	return (x);
 }
 
-__inline s32 F12limA1S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-32768 << 12, 32767 << 12, 24); }
-__inline s32 F12limA2S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-32768 << 12, 32767 << 12, 23); }
-__inline s32 F12limA3S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-32768 << 12, 32767 << 12, 22); }
+__inline s32 F12limA1S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-(32768 << 12), 32767 << 12, 24); }
+__inline s32 F12limA2S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-(32768 << 12), 32767 << 12, 23); }
+__inline s32 F12limA3S(s64 x) { _LIMX(-(32768 << 12), 32767 << 12, 22); }
 __inline s32 F12limA1U(s64 x) { _LIMX(0, 32767 << 12, 24); }
 __inline s32 F12limA2U(s64 x) { _LIMX(0, 32767 << 12, 23); }
 __inline s32 F12limA3U(s64 x) { _LIMX(0, 32767 << 12, 22); }
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
index fd273ee1d6..4a39ac1e3f 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ bool GSRendererSW::GetScanlineGlobalData(SharedData* data)
 				else
 				{
 					gd.mxl = GSVector4((float)mxl);
-					gd.l = GSVector4((float)(-0x10000 << context->TEX1.L));
+					gd.l = GSVector4((float)(-(0x10000 << context->TEX1.L)));
 					gd.k = GSVector4((float)k);
 				}
 
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Mixer.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Mixer.cpp
index bdbdf216c9..2c75c4cc9c 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/Mixer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/Mixer.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ static __forceinline s32 MulShr32(s32 srcval, s32 mulval)
 
 __forceinline s32 clamp_mix(s32 x, u8 bitshift)
 {
-    return GetClamped(x, -0x8000 << bitshift, 0x7fff << bitshift);
+    assert(bitshift <= 15);
+    return GetClamped(x, -(0x8000 << bitshift), 0x7fff << bitshift);
 }
 
 #if _MSC_VER
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ __forceinline
     // modules or sound drivers could (will :p) overshoot with that. So giving it a small safety.
 
     return StereoOut32(
-        GetClamped(sample.Left, -0x7f00 << bitshift, 0x7f00 << bitshift),
-        GetClamped(sample.Right, -0x7f00 << bitshift, 0x7f00 << bitshift));
+        GetClamped(sample.Left, -(0x7f00 << bitshift), 0x7f00 << bitshift),
+        GetClamped(sample.Right, -(0x7f00 << bitshift), 0x7f00 << bitshift));
 }
 
 static void __forceinline XA_decode_block(s16 *buffer, const s16 *block, s32 &prev1, s32 &prev2)