diff --git a/min/humlib.cpp b/min/humlib.cpp
index 5017583d..35b4028e 100644
--- a/min/humlib.cpp
+++ b/min/humlib.cpp
@@ -100776,8 +100776,7 @@ void Tool_kernview::processFile(HumdrumFile& infile) {
 
 
 
-// #define QUARTER_CONVERT * 4
-#define QUARTER_CONVERT
+#define QUARTER_CONVERT * 4
 
 #define ELEMENT_DEBUG_STATEMENT(X)
 //#define ELEMENT_DEBUG_STATEMENT(X)  cerr << #X << endl;
diff --git a/src/tool-mei2hum.cpp b/src/tool-mei2hum.cpp
index fa681c8e..ac76587d 100644
--- a/src/tool-mei2hum.cpp
+++ b/src/tool-mei2hum.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace hum {
 // START_MERGE
 
 
-// #define QUARTER_CONVERT * 4
-#define QUARTER_CONVERT
+#define QUARTER_CONVERT * 4
 
 #define ELEMENT_DEBUG_STATEMENT(X)
 //#define ELEMENT_DEBUG_STATEMENT(X)  cerr << #X << endl;