diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c
index 24f0061..333d364 100644
--- a/kernel/compat.c
+++ b/kernel/compat.c
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@
 			 * bitmap. We must however ensure the end of the
 			 * kernel bitmap is zeroed.
 			 */
-			if (nr_compat_longs-- > 0) {
+			if (nr_compat_longs) {
+				nr_compat_longs--;
 				if (__get_user(um, umask))
 					return -EFAULT;
 			} else {
@@ -954,7 +955,8 @@
 			 * We dont want to write past the end of the userspace
 			 * bitmap.
 			 */
-			if (nr_compat_longs-- > 0) {
+			if (nr_compat_longs) {
+				nr_compat_longs--;
 				if (__put_user(um, umask))
 					return -EFAULT;
 			}