diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/src/ipmievd.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/src/ipmievd.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/src/ipmievd.c.open	2007-08-17 16:27:37.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/src/ipmievd.c	2007-08-17 16:27:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ ipmievd_main(struct ipmi_event_intf * ei
 	 * so error messages are not lost to syslog and
 	 * return code is successfully returned to initscript
 	 */
-	if (eintf->intf->open(eintf->intf) < 0) {
+	if ((eintf->intf->open)(eintf->intf) < 0) {
 		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "Unable to open interface");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c.open	2007-08-17 16:26:09.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lanplus/lanplus.c	2007-08-17 16:26:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ ipmi_lanplus_send_payload(
 	int                   xmit = 1;
 	time_t                ltime;
 
-	if (!intf->opened && intf->open && intf->open(intf) < 0)
+	if (!intf->opened && intf->open && (intf->open)(intf) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	while (try < session->retry) {
diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/open/open.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/open/open.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/open/open.c.open	2007-08-17 16:26:58.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/open/open.c	2007-08-17 16:27:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ipmi_openipmi_send_cmd(struct ipmi_intf 
 	if (intf == NULL || req == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	if (intf->opened == 0 && intf->open != NULL)
-		if (intf->open(intf) < 0)
+		if ((intf->open)(intf) < 0)
 			return NULL;
 
 	if (verbose > 2)
diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lan/lan.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lan/lan.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lan/lan.c.open	2007-08-17 16:25:31.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/src/plugins/lan/lan.c	2007-08-17 16:25:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ ipmi_lan_send_cmd(struct ipmi_intf * int
 		intf->opened, intf->open);
 
 	if (intf->opened == 0 && intf->open != NULL) {
-		if (intf->open(intf) < 0) {
+		if ((intf->open)(intf) < 0) {
 			lprintf(LOG_DEBUG, "Failed to open LAN interface");
 			return NULL;
 		}
diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_tsol.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_tsol.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_tsol.c.open	2007-08-17 16:24:34.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_tsol.c	2007-08-17 16:24:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ ipmi_tsol_main(struct ipmi_intf * intf, 
 	 * retrieve local IP address if not supplied on command line
 	 */
 	if (recvip == NULL) {
-		result = intf->open(intf);	/* must connect first */
+		result = (intf->open)(intf);	/* must connect first */
 		if (result < 0)
 			return -1;
 
diff -up ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_main.c.open ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_main.c
--- ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_main.c.open	2007-08-16 18:08:54.000000000 +0200
+++ ipmitool-1.8.9/lib/ipmi_main.c	2007-08-17 16:24:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ ipmi_main(int argc, char ** argv,
 	if (target_addr > 0) {
 		/* need to open the interface first */
 		if (intf->open != NULL)
-			intf->open(intf);
+			(intf->open)(intf);
 		intf->target_addr = target_addr;
 		/* must be admin level to do this over lan */
 		ipmi_intf_session_set_privlvl(intf, IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_ADMIN);