diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020-isa.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020-isa.c
index f3b2222bcada..352500b8d875 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020-isa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020-isa.c
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ static int __init com20020isa_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	lp->card_name = "ISA COM20020";
-	if ((err = com20020_found(dev, 0)) != 0)
+
+	err = com20020_found(dev, 0);
+	if (err != 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020.c
index e813fc619ac9..bea386222149 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/com20020.c
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ int com20020_check(struct net_device *dev)
 	outb(0 | RDDATAflag | AUTOINCflag, _ADDR_HI);
 	outb(0, _ADDR_LO);
 
-	if ((status = inb(_MEMDATA)) != TESTvalue) {
+	status = inb(_MEMDATA);
+	if (status != TESTvalue) {
 		arc_printk(D_NORMAL, dev, "Signature byte not found (%02Xh != D1h).\n",
 			   status);
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c b/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
index 32abaa8d0dc4..11bc589aa8d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/arcnet/com90io.c
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ static int __init com90io_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	outb(AUTOINCflag, _ADDR_HI);
 	outb(0, _ADDR_LO);
 
-	if ((status = inb(_MEMDATA)) != 0xd1) {
+	status = inb(_MEMDATA);
+	if (status != 0xd1) {
 		arc_printk(D_INIT_REASONS, dev, "Signature byte not found (%Xh instead).\n",
 			   status);
 		goto err_out;