diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index c148a29ea7..20e942e147 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int http_handshake(URLContext *c)
         av_log(c, AV_LOG_TRACE, "Lower protocol\n");
         if ((ret = ffurl_handshake(cl)) > 0)
             return 2 + ret;
-        if ((ret < 0))
+        if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
         ch->handshake_step = READ_HEADERS;
         ch->is_connected_server = 1;