diff --git a/sys/magier.h b/sys/magier.h
index 544bcc7..5936311 100644
--- a/sys/magier.h
+++ b/sys/magier.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 #define FILE_DELETED    "%s wurde geloescht.\n"
 #define NO_DELETE       "%s konnte nicht geloescht werden.\n"
 
-#define MAY_READ(x)   call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"valid_read",x,getuid(this_object()))
-#define MAY_WRITE(x)  call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"valid_write",x,getuid(this_object()))
-#define MAY_DELETE(x) call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"remove_file",x,getuid(this_object()))
+#define MAY_READ(x)   ({mixed})call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"valid_read",x,getuid(this_object()))
+#define MAY_WRITE(x)  ({mixed})call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"valid_write",x,getuid(this_object()))
+#define MAY_DELETE(x) ({mixed})call_other(__MASTER_OBJECT__,"remove_file",x,getuid(this_object()))
 
 #define MAXLEN  50000
 
diff --git a/sys/pager.h b/sys/pager.h
index fef652a..f30e749 100644
--- a/sys/pager.h
+++ b/sys/pager.h
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 #include <player/base.h>
 
 #define PAGELENGTH	(this_interactive() ? \
-			   this_interactive()->QueryProp(P_SCREENSIZE) : \
+			   ({int})this_interactive()->QueryProp(P_SCREENSIZE) : \
 			   (interactive(this_player()) ? \
-			     this_player()->QueryProp(P_SCREENSIZE) : 20))
+			     ({int})this_player()->QueryProp(P_SCREENSIZE) : 20))
 
 // old_explode() must create an array that implode()'s to the same string
 #define Explode(s,x)	(explode(s,x))