diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h b/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
index 2549c5517..ed1962279 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace nd4j {
         void syncToDevice() const;
         void syncShape() const;
 
-#ifndef __JAVACPP_HACK__ && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
+#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
         /**
          * This method can be used on architectures that use special buffers
          * @param writeList
diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp b/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
index 2bd2cbd5d..1607c93aa 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void NDArray::synchronize(const char* msg) const {
     // no-op
 }
 
-#ifndef __JAVACPP_HACK__ && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
+#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
 void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
     // no-op
 }
diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu b/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
index 68b235308..4760cabd8 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void NDArray::synchronize(const char* msg) const {
     if (res != 0)
         throw std::runtime_error(msg + std::string(": synchronization failed !"));
 }
-#ifndef __JAVACPP_HACK__ && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
+#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {