diff --git a/hostfile.c b/hostfile.c
index e1f826b..eaa237c 100644
--- a/hostfile.c
+++ b/hostfile.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: hostfile.c,v 1.73 2018/07/16 03:09:13 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: hostfile.c,v 1.74 2019/06/27 18:03:37 deraadt Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -545,8 +545,8 @@
 	/*
 	 * Prepare temporary file for in-place deletion.
 	 */
-	if ((r = asprintf(&temp, "%s.XXXXXXXXXXX", filename)) < 0 ||
-	    (r = asprintf(&back, "%s.old", filename)) < 0) {
+	if ((r = asprintf(&temp, "%s.XXXXXXXXXXX", filename)) = -1 ||
+	    (r = asprintf(&back, "%s.old", filename)) == -1) {
 		r = SSH_ERR_ALLOC_FAIL;
 		goto fail;
 	}