--- geeqie-git-d81c5deba.old/src/command-line-handling.cc
+++ geeqie-git-d81c5deba/src/command-line-handling.cc
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@
 	image_get_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2);
 
 	gchar *rectangle_info = g_strdup_printf(_("%dx%d+%d+%d"),
-	                                        std::abs(x1 - x2),
-	                                        std::abs(y1 - y2),
+	                                        abs(x1 - x2),
+	                                        abs(y1 - y2),
 	                                        std::min(x1, x2),
 	                                        std::min(y1, y2));