diff --git a/src/neighbor.cpp b/src/neighbor.cpp
index 58f8ad94dd..dda5466ed1 100644
--- a/src/neighbor.cpp
+++ b/src/neighbor.cpp
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ int Neighbor::check_distance()
 
   int flagall;
   MPI_Allreduce(&flag,&flagall,1,MPI_INT,MPI_MAX,world);
-  if (flagall && ago == MAX(every,delay)) ndanger++;
+  if (flagall && ago == (MAX(every,delay))) ndanger++;
   return flagall;
 }