diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 7ff5aaf..f299e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out_put_bus;
 	drv->kobj.kset = &bus->drivers;
-	if ((error = kobject_register(&drv->kobj)))
+	error = kobject_register(&drv->kobj);
+	if (error)
 		goto out_put_bus;
 
 	if (drv->bus->drivers_autoprobe) {
@@ -772,7 +773,8 @@
 
 	if (bus->bus_attrs) {
 		for (i = 0; attr_name(bus->bus_attrs[i]); i++) {
-			if ((error = bus_create_file(bus,&bus->bus_attrs[i])))
+			error = bus_create_file(bus,&bus->bus_attrs[i]);
+			if (error)
 				goto Err;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index dd40d78..cff4fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -733,11 +733,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((error = device_add_attrs(dev)))
+	error = device_add_attrs(dev);
+	if (error)
 		goto AttrsError;
-	if ((error = device_pm_add(dev)))
+	error = device_pm_add(dev);
+	if (error)
 		goto PMError;
-	if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
+	error = bus_add_device(dev);
+	if (error)
 		goto BusError;
 	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	bus_attach_device(dev);