diff --git a/apps/openssl.c b/apps/openssl.c
index e594bd1d237c41d851f50677ac5fcd71465d3ecd..f2fb295fab5ace9460a05daad4ecb2a9c46325e8 100644
--- a/apps/openssl.c
+++ b/apps/openssl.c
@@ -491,9 +491,8 @@ int help_main(int argc, char **argv)
             return 0;
         }
     }
-    argc = opt_num_rest();
 
-    if (argc != 0) {
+    if (opt_num_rest() != 0) {
         BIO_printf(bio_err, "Usage: %s\n", prog);
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/apps/ts.c b/apps/ts.c
index ff4b25eef6d3188f4d7ac51ded4bd6628c584465..cec217708eaf75f54d47b4435a85f83db810093f 100644
--- a/apps/ts.c
+++ b/apps/ts.c
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ int ts_main(int argc, char **argv)
             break;
         }
     }
-    argc = opt_num_rest();
-    if (mode == OPT_ERR || argc != 0)
+    if (mode == OPT_ERR || opt_num_rest() != 0)
         goto opthelp;
 
     /* Seed the random number generator if it is going to be used. */