diff --git a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
index 9eb424dd0..615f97351 100644
--- a/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
+++ b/include/os/freebsd/spl/sys/debug.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		    "failed (%lld " #OP " %lld) " STR "\n",		\
 		    (long long)(_verify3_left),				\
 		    (long long)(_verify3_right),			\
-		    __VA_ARGS);						\
+		    __VA_ARGS__);					\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define	VERIFY3UF(LEFT, OP, RIGHT, STR, ...)	do {			\
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		    "failed (%llu " #OP " %llu) " STR "\n",		\
 		    (unsigned long long)(_verify3_left),		\
 		    (unsigned long long)(_verify3_right),		\
-		    __VA_ARGS);						\
+		    __VA_ARGS__);					\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define	VERIFY3PF(LEFT, OP, RIGHT, STR, ...)	do {			\
diff --git a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
index f041dde34..38cc57ae0 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/debug.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		    "failed (%lld " #OP " %lld) " STR "\n",		\
 		    (long long)(_verify3_left),				\
 		    (long long)(_verify3_right),			\
-		    __VA_ARGS);						\
+		    __VA_ARGS__);					\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define	VERIFY3UF(LEFT, OP, RIGHT, STR, ...)	do {			\
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ spl_assert(const char *buf, const char *file, const char *func, int line)
 		    "failed (%llu " #OP " %llu) " STR "\n",		\
 		    (unsigned long long)(_verify3_left),		\
 		    (unsigned long long)(_verify3_right),		\
-		    __VA_ARGS);						\
+		    __VA_ARGS__);					\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define	VERIFY3PF(LEFT, OP, RIGHT, STR, ...)	do {			\