diff --git a/source/find.c b/source/find.c
index 16cd128..28cccb7 100644
--- a/source/find.c
+++ b/source/find.c
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ static bool check_for_assignment(void) {
 	if(((asgn_char[0] == '<') || (asgn_char[0] == '>')) &&
 		(asgn_char[1] == asgn_char[0]) &&
 		((asgn_char[2] == '=') ||
-			((asgn_char[2] & 0x80) && (dichar1[(asgn_char[2] & 0177) / 8] == '='))))
+			((asgn_char[2] & 0x80) && (dichar1[(asgn_char[2] & 0177) / 8] == '=')))) {
 		return true;
+	}
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/mypopen.c b/source/mypopen.c
index c9c4853..95dbc40 100644
--- a/source/mypopen.c
+++ b/source/mypopen.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #define RDR		  0
 #define WTR		  1
 
-/* HBB 20010312: make this a bit safer --- don't blindly assume it's 1 */
 #ifdef FD_CLOEXEC
 # define CLOSE_ON_EXEC FD_CLOEXEC
 #else
diff --git a/source/vpfopen.c b/source/vpfopen.c
index fbc1966..fa246a7 100644
--- a/source/vpfopen.c
+++ b/source/vpfopen.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ FILE *vpfopen(char *filename, char *type) {
 	FILE *returncode;
 	int	  i;
 
-	if((returncode = myfopen(filename, type)) == NULL &&
-		filename[0] != '/'
+	if((returncode = myfopen(filename, type)) == NULL
+		&& filename[0] != '/'
 		/* && strcmp(type, "r") == 0 */ /* HBB: this breaks if type=="rb" */
 		&& type[0] == 'r') {
 		vpinit(NULL);
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ FILE *vpfopen(char *filename, char *type) {
 			if((returncode = myfopen(buf, type)) != NULL) { break; }
 		}
 	}
-	return (returncode);
+	return returncode;
 }