diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/_rand48.c b/lib/libc/stdlib/_rand48.c
index 0468026dcd8c..05acde682a67 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/_rand48.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/_rand48.c
@@ -42,15 +42,17 @@ __dorand48(unsigned short xseed[3])
 
 	_DIAGASSERT(xseed != NULL);
 
-	accu = (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[0] * (unsigned long) xseed[0] +
-	 (unsigned long) __rand48_add;
+	accu = (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[0] * (unsigned long) xseed[0];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_add;
 	temp[0] = (unsigned short) accu;	/* lower 16 bits */
 	accu >>= sizeof(unsigned short) * 8;
-	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[0] * (unsigned long) xseed[1] +
-	 (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[1] * (unsigned long) xseed[0];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[0] * (unsigned long) xseed[1];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[1] * (unsigned long) xseed[0];
 	temp[1] = (unsigned short) accu;	/* middle 16 bits */
 	accu >>= sizeof(unsigned short) * 8;
-	accu += __rand48_mult[0] * xseed[2] + __rand48_mult[1] * xseed[1] + __rand48_mult[2] * xseed[0];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[0] * (unsigned long) xseed[2];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[1] * (unsigned long) xseed[1];
+	accu += (unsigned long) __rand48_mult[2] * (unsigned long) xseed[0];
 	xseed[0] = temp[0];
 	xseed[1] = temp[1];
 	xseed[2] = (unsigned short) accu;