diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index 963da86..ec233b6 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -1246,11 +1246,12 @@
 
 	case TIOCINQ:
 		lock_sock(sk);
-		if ((skb = skb_peek(&scp->other_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+		skb = skb_peek(&scp->other_receive_queue);
+		if (skb) {
 			amount = skb->len;
 		} else {
-			struct sk_buff *skb = sk->sk_receive_queue.next;
-			for(;;) {
+			skb = sk->sk_receive_queue.next;
+			for (;;) {
 				if (skb ==
 				    (struct sk_buff *)&sk->sk_receive_queue)
 					break;
@@ -1579,16 +1580,16 @@
 		default:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 		{
-			int val, len;
+			int ret, len;
 
 			if(get_user(len, optlen))
 				return -EFAULT;
 
-			val = nf_getsockopt(sk, PF_DECnet, optname,
+			ret = nf_getsockopt(sk, PF_DECnet, optname,
 							optval, &len);
-			if (val >= 0)
-				val = put_user(len, optlen);
-			return val;
+			if (ret >= 0)
+				ret = put_user(len, optlen);
+			return ret;
 		}
 #endif
 		case DSO_STREAM: