diff --git a/lib/log.c b/lib/log.c
index e4ec7c2..55a3b05 100644
--- a/lib/log.c
+++ b/lib/log.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@
 #define LOC s,buf+sizeof(buf)-s
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GLIBC_BACKTRACE
-  if (((size = backtrace(array,array_size(array)) <= 0) ||
-      ((size_t)size > array_size(array))))
+  size = backtrace(array, array_size(array));
+  if (size <= 0 || (size_t)size > array_size(array))
     return;
 
 #define DUMP(FD) { \
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@
   int size, i;
   char **strings;
 
-  if (((size = backtrace(array,array_size(array))) <= 0) ||
-      ((size_t)size > array_size(array)))
+  size = backtrace(array, array_size(array));
+  if (size <= 0 || (size_t)size > array_size(array))
     {
       zlog_err("Cannot get backtrace, returned invalid # of frames %d "
 	       "(valid range is between 1 and %lu)",