diff --git a/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h b/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
index c49688c593d..c2ff2702d7a 100644
--- a/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
+++ b/src/odb/include/odb/dbStream.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class dbIStream
       return *this;
     } else {
       *this >> std::get<I>(tup);
-      return ((*this).operator>> <I + 1>(tup));
+      return ((*this).operator>><I + 1>(tup));
     }
   }
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class dbIStream
       if (I == index) {
         *this >> std::get<I>(v);
       }
-      return ((*this).operator>> <I + 1>(v));
+      return ((*this).operator>><I + 1>(v));
     }
   }
 };