diff --git a/madanalysis/layout/merging_plots.py b/madanalysis/layout/merging_plots.py
index 7589e27e..72bd85a0 100644
--- a/madanalysis/layout/merging_plots.py
+++ b/madanalysis/layout/merging_plots.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def DrawROOT(self,DJRplots,dataset,filenameC,output_files,index):
         outputC.write('  legend->SetFillColor(0);\n')
         outputC.write('  legend->SetTextSize(0.04);\n')
         outputC.write('  legend->SetTextFont(22);\n')
-        outputC.write('  legend->SetY1(TMath::Max(0.15,0.97-0.10*legend->GetListOfPrimitives()->GetSize()));\n')
+        outputC.write('  legend->SetY1(std::max(0.15,0.97-0.10*legend->GetListOfPrimitives()->GetSize()));\n')
         outputC.write('  legend->Draw();\n')
         outputC.write('\n')
 
diff --git a/madanalysis/layout/plotflow.py b/madanalysis/layout/plotflow.py
index b8a7bf6a..fcd5ab89 100644
--- a/madanalysis/layout/plotflow.py
+++ b/madanalysis/layout/plotflow.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def DrawROOT(self,histos,scales,ref,irelhisto,filenameC,outputnames):
             outputC.write('  legend->SetFillColor(0);\n')
             outputC.write('  legend->SetTextSize(0.05);\n')
             outputC.write('  legend->SetTextFont(22);\n')
-            outputC.write('  legend->SetY1(TMath::Max(0.15,0.97-0.10*legend->GetListOfPrimitives()->GetSize()));\n')
+            outputC.write('  legend->SetY1(std::max(0.15,0.97-0.10*legend->GetListOfPrimitives()->GetSize()));\n')
             outputC.write('  legend->Draw();\n')
             outputC.write('\n')