diff --git a/src/math/pimathbase.h b/src/math/pimathbase.h
index bc86c50c..36d5770a 100644
--- a/src/math/pimathbase.h
+++ b/src/math/pimathbase.h
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ inline PIByteArray & operator <<(PIByteArray & s, complexd v) {double t; t = v.r
 inline PIByteArray & operator <<(PIByteArray & s, complexld v) {ldouble t; t = v.real(); s << t; t = v.imag(); s << t; return s;}
 
 //! \relatesalso PIByteArray \brief Restore operator
-inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexf & v) {float t; s >> t; v.real() = t; s >> t; v.imag() = t; return s;}
+inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexf & v) {float t0, t1; s >> t0; s >> t1; v = complexf(t0, t1); return s;}
 //! \relatesalso PIByteArray \brief Restore operator
-inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexd & v) {double t; s >> t; v.real() = t; s >> t; v.imag() = t; return s;}
+inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexd & v) {double t0, t1; s >> t0; s >> t1; v = complexd(t0, t1); return s;}
 //! \relatesalso PIByteArray \brief Restore operator
-inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexld & v) {ldouble t; s >> t; v.real() = t; s >> t; v.imag() = t; return s;}
+inline PIByteArray & operator >>(PIByteArray & s, complexld & v) {ldouble t0, t1; s >> t0; s >> t1; v = complexld(t0, t1); return s;}
 
 void randomize();