diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index a349036..c9200fa 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -602,19 +602,18 @@
 extern int string_to_uint(const char *str);
 extern int string_quote(const char *, char *, long, int);
 
-#if HAVE_LONG_LONG
-/* _l refers to the lower numbered u_arg,
- * _h refers to the higher numbered u_arg
+/* a refers to the lower numbered u_arg,
+ * b refers to the higher numbered u_arg
  */
-# if HAVE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_LONG_LONG
-#  define LONG_LONG(_l,_h) \
-	((long long)((unsigned long long)(unsigned)(_l) | ((unsigned long long)(_h)<<32)))
-# else
-#  define LONG_LONG(_l,_h) \
-	((long long)((unsigned long long)(unsigned)(_h) | ((unsigned long long)(_l)<<32)))
-# endif
-extern int printllval(struct tcb *, const char *, int);
+#if HAVE_LITTLE_ENDIAN_LONG_LONG
+# define LONG_LONG(a,b) \
+	((long long)((unsigned long long)(unsigned)(a) | ((unsigned long long)(b)<<32)))
+#else
+# define LONG_LONG(a,b) \
+	((long long)((unsigned long long)(unsigned)(b) | ((unsigned long long)(a)<<32)))
 #endif
+extern int printllval(struct tcb *, const char *, int);
+
 extern void printxval(const struct xlat *, int, const char *);
 extern int printargs(struct tcb *);
 extern int printargs_lu(struct tcb *);
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 72873da..9199f26 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
 		tprintf("%#x /* %s */", val, dflt);
 }
 
-#if HAVE_LONG_LONG
 /*
  * Print 64bit argument at position llarg and return the index of the next
  * argument.
@@ -186,31 +185,41 @@
 int
 printllval(struct tcb *tcp, const char *format, int llarg)
 {
-# if defined(X86_64) || defined(POWERPC64)
+#if defined(X86_64) || defined(POWERPC64)
 	if (current_personality == 0) {
+		/* Technically, format expects "long long",
+		 * but we supply "long". We expect that
+		 * on this arch, they are the same.
+		 */
 		tprintf(format, tcp->u_arg[llarg]);
 		llarg++;
 	} else {
-#  ifdef POWERPC64
+# ifdef POWERPC64
 		/* Align 64bit argument to 64bit boundary.  */
 		llarg = (llarg + 1) & 0x1e;
-#  endif
+# endif
 		tprintf(format, LONG_LONG(tcp->u_arg[llarg], tcp->u_arg[llarg + 1]));
 		llarg += 2;
 	}
-# elif defined IA64 || defined ALPHA
+#elif defined IA64 || defined ALPHA
+	/* Technically, format expects "long long",
+	 * but we supply "long". We expect that
+	 * on this arch, they are the same.
+	 */
 	tprintf(format, tcp->u_arg[llarg]);
 	llarg++;
-# elif defined LINUX_MIPSN32 || defined X32
+#elif defined LINUX_MIPSN32 || defined X32
 	tprintf(format, tcp->ext_arg[llarg]);
 	llarg++;
-# else
+#else
+# if SIZEOF_LONG > 4
+#  error BUG: must not combine two args for long long on this arch
+# endif
 	tprintf(format, LONG_LONG(tcp->u_arg[llarg], tcp->u_arg[llarg + 1]));
 	llarg += 2;
-# endif
+#endif
 	return llarg;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Interpret `xlat' as an array of flags