diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
index 67613948e1..7703fe18fe 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ virLXCProcessEnsureRootFS(virDomainObjPtr vm)
     if (root)
         return 0;
 
-    if (!(root = virDomainFSDefNew()) < 0)
+    if (!(root = virDomainFSDefNew()))
         goto error;
 
     root->type = VIR_DOMAIN_FS_TYPE_MOUNT;
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index cb30b32220..9b820a90d9 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ openvzReadFSConf(virDomainDefPtr def,
                        veid);
         goto error;
     } else if (ret > 0) {
-        if (!(fs = virDomainFSDefNew()) < 0)
+        if (!(fs = virDomainFSDefNew()))
             goto error;
 
         fs->type = VIR_DOMAIN_FS_TYPE_TEMPLATE;