diff --git a/generate/generate.go b/generate/generate.go
index a57bad1..0d70fce 100644
--- a/generate/generate.go
+++ b/generate/generate.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (this *Generator) generateEncodeValue(typ Type, valueSource, tagSource stri
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 		nn, err = this.generateType(typ)
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
-		nn, err = this.iprintf("%s)\n", valueSource)
+		nn, err = this.printf("(%s))\n", valueSource)
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 		nn, err = this.generateErrorCheck()
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ func (this *Generator) generateDecodeValue(typ Type, typeName, valueSource, tagS
 		destinationVar := this.newTemporaryVar("destination")
 		nn, err := this.iprintf("var %s ", destinationVar)
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
+		nn, err = this.generateType(typ)
+		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
+		nn, err = this.print("\n")
+		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 		nn, err = this.iprintf("%s, nn, err = decoder.ReadFloat%d()\n", destinationVar, typ.Bits)
 		n += nn; if err != nil { return n, err }
 		nn, err = this.generateErrorCheck()