diff --git a/include/tlibc/algorithms.h b/include/tlibc/algorithms.h
index ae4566a..259ff95 100644
--- a/include/tlibc/algorithms.h
+++ b/include/tlibc/algorithms.h
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 #define insertionSort_inline(arr, n, field) \
     for(i32 i = 1, j; i < (i32)n; i++) { \
         j = i; \
-        while( j > 0 && arr[j - 1]field > arr[i]field){\
+        typeof(arr[i]) t = arr[i];\
+        while(j > 0 && arr[j - 1]field > t##field){\
             arr[j] = arr[j - 1]; \
             j--; \
         } \
-        arr[j] = arr[i]; \
+        arr[j] = t; \
     } \
 
 #define binarySearch_inline(arr, n, key, field, out_index) {\