diff --git a/libavcodec/svq1enc.c b/libavcodec/svq1enc.c
index 2850ab0284..1b32bbc533 100644
--- a/libavcodec/svq1enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/svq1enc.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static int svq1_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     int i, ret;
 
     if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet2(avctx, pkt, s->y_block_width * s->y_block_height *
-                             MAX_MB_BYTES*3 + FF_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE) < 0))
+                             MAX_MB_BYTES*3 + FF_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE)) < 0)
         return ret;
 
     if (avctx->pix_fmt != AV_PIX_FMT_YUV410P) {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int svq1_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     }
 
     if (!s->current_picture.data[0]) {
-        if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->current_picture) < 0) ||
+        if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->current_picture))< 0 ||
             (ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, &s->last_picture))   < 0) {
             return ret;
         }