diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 264b8ea64bc2..e95fa275c289 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ static int snd_hwdep_dsp_status(struct snd_hwdep *hw,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 	info.dsp_loaded = hw->dsp_loaded;
-	if ((err = hw->ops.dsp_status(hw, &info)) < 0)
+	err = hw->ops.dsp_status(hw, &info);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	if (copy_to_user(_info, &info, sizeof(info)))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -500,7 +501,8 @@ static void __init snd_hwdep_proc_init(void)
 {
 	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
 
-	if ((entry = snd_info_create_module_entry(THIS_MODULE, "hwdep", NULL)) != NULL) {
+	entry = snd_info_create_module_entry(THIS_MODULE, "hwdep", NULL);
+	if (entry) {
 		entry->c.text.read = snd_hwdep_proc_read;
 		if (snd_info_register(entry) < 0) {
 			snd_info_free_entry(entry);
diff --git a/sound/core/info_oss.c b/sound/core/info_oss.c
index 83900485dd8c..1ba887c7954e 100644
--- a/sound/core/info_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/info_oss.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ int snd_oss_info_register(int dev, int num, char *string)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	mutex_lock(&strings);
 	if (string == NULL) {
-		if ((x = snd_sndstat_strings[num][dev]) != NULL) {
+		x = snd_sndstat_strings[num][dev];
+		if (x) {
 			kfree(x);
 			x = NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 228faf9369dc..1490568efdb0 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 		card->registered = true;
 	}
 
-	if ((err = snd_device_register_all(card)) < 0)
+	err = snd_device_register_all(card);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
 	if (snd_cards[card->number]) {
@@ -813,7 +814,8 @@ static void snd_card_info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 
 	for (idx = count = 0; idx < SNDRV_CARDS; idx++) {
 		mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
-		if ((card = snd_cards[idx]) != NULL) {
+		card = snd_cards[idx];
+		if (card) {
 			count++;
 			snd_iprintf(buffer, "%2i [%-15s]: %s - %s\n",
 					idx,
@@ -837,7 +839,8 @@ void snd_card_info_read_oss(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
 
 	for (idx = count = 0; idx < SNDRV_CARDS; idx++) {
 		mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
-		if ((card = snd_cards[idx]) != NULL) {
+		card = snd_cards[idx];
+		if (card) {
 			count++;
 			snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", card->longname);
 		}
@@ -859,7 +862,8 @@ static void snd_card_module_info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < SNDRV_CARDS; idx++) {
 		mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
-		if ((card = snd_cards[idx]) != NULL)
+		card = snd_cards[idx];
+		if (card)
 			snd_iprintf(buffer, "%2i %s\n",
 				    idx, card->module->name);
 		mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index af89e51dd44a..df5571d98629 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ static void snd_minor_info_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry, struct snd_info_bu
 
 	mutex_lock(&sound_mutex);
 	for (minor = 0; minor < SNDRV_OS_MINORS; ++minor) {
-		if (!(mptr = snd_minors[minor]))
+		mptr = snd_minors[minor];
+		if (!mptr)
 			continue;
 		if (mptr->card >= 0) {
 			if (mptr->device >= 0)
diff --git a/sound/core/sound_oss.c b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
index 610f317bea9d..7ed0a2a91035 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ static void snd_minor_info_oss_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 
 	mutex_lock(&sound_oss_mutex);
 	for (minor = 0; minor < SNDRV_OSS_MINORS; ++minor) {
-		if (!(mptr = snd_oss_minors[minor]))
+		mptr = snd_oss_minors[minor];
+		if (!mptr)
 			continue;
 		if (mptr->card >= 0)
 			snd_iprintf(buffer, "%3i: [%i-%2i]: %s\n", minor,