diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 496f7fd7..ab7d389a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ case ${ax_cv_cxx_compiler_vendor} in
       AVX512)
         AC_DEFINE([AVX512],[1],[AVX512 intrinsics])
         SIMD_FLAGS='-mavx512f -mavx512pf -mavx512er -mavx512cd';;
+      SKL)
+        AC_DEFINE([AVX512],[1],[AVX512 intrinsics for SkyLake Xeon])
+        SIMD_FLAGS='-march=skylake-avx512';;
       KNC)
         AC_DEFINE([IMCI],[1],[IMCI intrinsics for Knights Corner])
         SIMD_FLAGS='';;
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/CayleyFermion5Dvec.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/CayleyFermion5Dvec.cc
index 653e6ab3..a7aa6b37 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/CayleyFermion5Dvec.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/CayleyFermion5Dvec.cc
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::MooeeInternalAsm(const FermionField &psi, FermionFie
 	}
 	a0 = a0+incr;
 	a1 = a1+incr;
-	a2 = a2+sizeof(Simd::scalar_type);
+	a2 = a2+sizeof(typename Simd::scalar_type);
       }}
     {
       int lexa = s1+LLs*site;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::MooeeInternalZAsm(const FermionField &psi, FermionFi
 	}
 	a0 = a0+incr;
 	a1 = a1+incr;
-	a2 = a2+sizeof(Simd::scalar_type);
+	a2 = a2+sizeof(typename Simd::scalar_type); 
       }}
     {
       int lexa = s1+LLs*site;
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/DomainWallEOFAFermionvec.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/DomainWallEOFAFermionvec.cc
index 81ce448c..68fd4fec 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/DomainWallEOFAFermionvec.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/DomainWallEOFAFermionvec.cc
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ namespace QCD {
                         }
                         a0 = a0 + incr;
                         a1 = a1 + incr;
-                        a2 = a2 + sizeof(Simd::scalar_type);
+                        a2 = a2 + sizeof(typename Simd::scalar_type); 
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/MobiusEOFAFermionvec.cc b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/MobiusEOFAFermionvec.cc
index c4eaf0f3..b7980660 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/fermion/MobiusEOFAFermionvec.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/fermion/MobiusEOFAFermionvec.cc
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ namespace QCD {
 
               a0 = a0 + incr;
               a1 = a1 + incr;
-              a2 = a2 + sizeof(Simd::scalar_type);
+              a2 = a2 + sizeof(typename Simd::scalar_type); 
             }
           }
 
diff --git a/lib/simd/Grid_avx512.h b/lib/simd/Grid_avx512.h
index 85d27421..4185b7d5 100644
--- a/lib/simd/Grid_avx512.h
+++ b/lib/simd/Grid_avx512.h
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ namespace Optimization {
     v3  = _mm256_add_epi32(v1, v2);
     v1  = _mm256_hadd_epi32(v3, v3);
     v2  = _mm256_hadd_epi32(v1, v1);
-    u1  = _mm256_castsi256_si128(v2)        // upper half
+    u1  = _mm256_castsi256_si128(v2);       // upper half
     u2  = _mm256_extracti128_si256(v2, 1);  // lower half
     ret = _mm_add_epi32(u1, u2);
     return _mm_cvtsi128_si32(ret);