diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index de25bc232..e1aa447a2 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ int UTIL_countPhysicalCores(void)
         DWORD returnLength = 0;
         size_t byteOffset = 0;
 
-#ifdef (_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
 /* Visual Studio does not like the following cast */
 #   pragma warning( disable : 4054 )  /* conversion from function ptr to data ptr */
 #   pragma warning( disable : 4055 )  /* conversion from data ptr to function ptr */