diff --git a/pdal/util/Utils.hpp b/pdal/util/Utils.hpp
index fc99fb4350..7735a0f86e 100644
--- a/pdal/util/Utils.hpp
+++ b/pdal/util/Utils.hpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ namespace Utils
 
         return std::is_same<double, T_OUT>::value ||
            (in >= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::lowest()) &&
-            in <= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::(max)()));
+            in <= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::max)());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ namespace Utils
         if (std::is_integral<T_OUT>::value)
             in = static_cast<T_IN>(sround((double)in));
         if ((std::is_same<T_OUT, double>::value) ||
-            (in <= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::(max)()) &&
+            in <= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::max)()) &&
              in >= static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<T_OUT>::lowest())))
         {
             out = static_cast<T_OUT>(in);
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ namespace Utils
         {
             int i = std::stoi(s);
             if (i >= std::numeric_limits<char>::lowest() &&
-                    i <= std::numeric_limits<char>::(max)())
+                    i <= (std::numeric_limits<char>::max)())
             {
                 to = static_cast<char>(i);
                 return true;
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ namespace Utils
         {
             int i  = std::stoi(s);
             if (i >= std::numeric_limits<unsigned char>::lowest() &&
-                i <= std::numeric_limits<unsigned char>::(max)())
+                i <= (std::numeric_limits<unsigned char>::max)())
             {
                 to = static_cast<unsigned char>(i);
                 return true;
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ namespace Utils
         {
             int i = std::stoi(s);
             if (i >= std::numeric_limits<signed char>::lowest() &&
-                    i <= std::numeric_limits<signed char>::(max)())
+                i <= (std::numeric_limits<signed char>::max)())
             {
                 to = static_cast<signed char>(i);
                 return true;