diff --git a/scripts/crypt_burn.c b/scripts/crypt_burn.c
index bf338f0b4..70ec4573a 100644
--- a/scripts/crypt_burn.c
+++ b/scripts/crypt_burn.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (argc > 2)
 	{
 		len = atoi(argv[2]);
-		if (len > (2^30))
+		if (len > (1 << 30))
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, "buffer too large (1 GiB limit)\n");
 			return 1;
diff --git a/scripts/pubkey_speed.c b/scripts/pubkey_speed.c
index 21e4d2c1e..0dcc7b0f5 100644
--- a/scripts/pubkey_speed.c
+++ b/scripts/pubkey_speed.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	rounds = atoi(argv[3]);
-	if (rounds < 0 || rounds > (2^26))
+	if (rounds < 0 || rounds > (1 << 26))
 	{	/* arbitrary limit to the number of chunk_t/sigs that fit into 1 GiB */
 		usage();
 	}