diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index cfb6cc10246a1926bd7a381153c6cd75ec94c444..7c506c9a78374cd047f168e4190ca1f85b86d2fa 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -2072,8 +2072,7 @@ virFileOpenForked(const char *path, int openflags, mode_t mode,
     }
 
     /* wait for child to complete, and retrieve its exit code */
-    while ((waitret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1)
-           && (errno == EINTR));
+    while ((waitret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0)) == -1 && errno == EINTR);
     if (waitret == -1) {
         ret = -errno;
         virReportSystemError(errno,
@@ -2290,7 +2289,7 @@ virDirCreate(const char *path,
     if (pid) { /* parent */
         /* wait for child to complete, and retrieve its exit code */
         VIR_FREE(groups);
-        while ((waitret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1)  && (errno == EINTR));
+        while ((waitret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0)) == -1 && errno == EINTR);
         if (waitret == -1) {
             ret = -errno;
             virReportSystemError(errno,