3 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kprobes.txt b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
index 0541fe1de704..0ea5a0c6e827 100644
--- a/Documentation/kprobes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ int init_module(void)
                 printk("Couldn't find %s to plant kprobe\n", "do_fork");
                 return -1;
         }
-        if ((ret = register_kprobe(&kp) < 0)) {
+        ret = register_kprobe(&kp);
+        if (ret < 0) {
                 printk("register_kprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
                 return -1;
         }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 06be405be399..9c89eebc356f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,8 @@ static int __init vpe_module_init(void)
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
 
-        if ((major = register_chrdev(0, module_name, &vpe_fops) < 0)) {
+        major = register_chrdev(0, module_name, &vpe_fops);
+        if (major < 0) {
                 printk("VPE loader: unable to register character device\n");
                 return major;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt312.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt312.c
index 8d672283c93d..ec4e641acc64 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt312.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt312.c
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ static int mt312_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend* fe,
         case ID_VP310:
         // For now we will do this only for the VP310.
         // It should be better for the mt312 as well, but tunning will be slower. ACCJr 09/29/03
-                if ((ret = mt312_readreg(state, CONFIG, &config_val) < 0))
+                ret = mt312_readreg(state, CONFIG, &config_val);
+                if (ret < 0)
                         return ret;
                 if (p->u.qpsk.symbol_rate >= 30000000) //Note that 30MS/s should use 90MHz
                 {