diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index f6ee1ad..81b9197 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static unsigned char* cJSON_strdup(const unsigned char* string, const internal_h
     }
 
     length = strlen((const char*)string) + sizeof("");
-    if (!(copy = (unsigned char*)hooks->allocate(length)))
+    copy = (unsigned char*)hooks->allocate(length);
+    if (copy == NULL)
     {
         return NULL;
     }