diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/atomic.h
index 3bb7ffeae3bc..c2cbe4fc391c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  */
 
 
-#define ATOMIC_INIT(i)		( (atomic_t) { (i) } )
-#define ATOMIC64_INIT(i)	( (atomic64_t) { (i) } )
+#define ATOMIC_INIT(i)		{ (i) }
+#define ATOMIC64_INIT(i)	{ (i) }
 
 #define atomic_read(v)		(*(volatile int *)&(v)->counter)
 #define atomic64_read(v)	(*(volatile long *)&(v)->counter)