diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index 662c7e41cd5c..9d4bc7b7f71f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,8 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			struct ieee80211_network network_resp;
 			struct ieee80211_network *network = &network_resp;
 
-			if (0 == (errcode=assoc_parse(ieee,skb, &aid))){
+			errcode = assoc_parse(ieee, skb, &aid);
+			if (!errcode) {
 				ieee->state=IEEE80211_LINKED;
 				ieee->assoc_id = aid;
 				ieee->softmac_stats.rx_ass_ok++;
@@ -2017,7 +2018,8 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 					IEEE80211_DEBUG_MGMT("Received authentication response");
 
-					if (0 == (errcode=auth_parse(skb, &challenge, &chlen))){
+					errcode = auth_parse(skb, &challenge, &chlen);
+					if (!errcode) {
 						if(ieee->open_wep || !challenge){
 							ieee->state = IEEE80211_ASSOCIATING_AUTHENTICATED;
 							ieee->softmac_stats.rx_auth_rs_ok++;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index a56be798c164..834afca0c74b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,8 @@ static void rtl8192_tx_isr(struct urb *tx_urb)
 		/* Don't send data frame during scanning.*/
 		if ((skb_queue_len(&priv->ieee80211->skb_waitQ[queue_index]) != 0) &&
 		    (!(priv->ieee80211->queue_stop))) {
-			if (NULL != (skb = skb_dequeue(&(priv->ieee80211->skb_waitQ[queue_index]))))
+			skb = skb_dequeue(&(priv->ieee80211->skb_waitQ[queue_index]));
+			if (skb)
 				priv->ieee80211->softmac_hard_start_xmit(skb, dev);
 
 			return; //modified by david to avoid further processing AMSDU