diff --git a/lib/kernel_tests.h b/lib/kernel_tests.h
index 6df83abb2..4122cd7e0 100644
--- a/lib/kernel_tests.h
+++ b/lib/kernel_tests.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ std::vector<volk_test_case_t> init_test_list(volk_test_params_t test_params)
     test_params_power.set_scalar(2.5);
 
     volk_test_params_t test_params_rotator(test_params);
-    test_params_rotator.set_scalar(std::polar(1.0f, 0.1f));
+    auto rotator_value = std::polar(1.0f, 0.1f);
+    test_params_rotator.set_scalar(lv_32fc_t{rotator_value.real(), rotator_value.imag()});
     test_params_rotator.set_tol(1e-3);
 
     std::vector<volk_test_case_t> test_cases;
diff --git a/lib/qa_utils.cc b/lib/qa_utils.cc
index 1dcee6e0b..7e16941e9 100644
--- a/lib/qa_utils.cc
+++ b/lib/qa_utils.cc
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ bool run_volk_tests(volk_func_desc_t desc,
                 } else {
                     run_cast_test1_s32f((volk_fn_1arg_s32f)(manual_func),
                                         test_data[i],
-                                        scalar.real(),
+                                        __real__ scalar,
                                         vlen,
                                         iter,
                                         arch_list[i]);
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ bool run_volk_tests(volk_func_desc_t desc,
                 } else {
                     run_cast_test2_s32f((volk_fn_2arg_s32f)(manual_func),
                                         test_data[i],
-                                        scalar.real(),
+                                        __real__ scalar,
                                         vlen,
                                         iter,
                                         arch_list[i]);
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ bool run_volk_tests(volk_func_desc_t desc,
                 } else {
                     run_cast_test3_s32f((volk_fn_3arg_s32f)(manual_func),
                                         test_data[i],
-                                        scalar.real(),
+                                        __real__ scalar,
                                         vlen,
                                         iter,
                                         arch_list[i]);