diff --git a/src/util/inc/tlosertree.h b/src/util/inc/tlosertree.h
index 4c731625dd5c7950c321b2180ca913e49362059b..58f2ca8c5c81408b35c2c9435357deeb2b0f13a4 100644
--- a/src/util/inc/tlosertree.h
+++ b/src/util/inc/tlosertree.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef int (*__merge_compare_fn_t)(const void *, const void *, void *param);
 
 typedef struct SLoserTreeNode {
   int32_t index;
-  void *  pData;
+  void   *pData;
 } SLoserTreeNode;
 
 typedef struct SLoserTreeInfo {
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ typedef struct SLoserTreeInfo {
   int32_t              totalEntries;
   __merge_compare_fn_t comparFn;
   void *               param;
-
-  SLoserTreeNode *pNode;
+  SLoserTreeNode      *pNode;
 } SLoserTreeInfo;
 
 uint32_t tLoserTreeCreate(SLoserTreeInfo **pTree, int32_t numOfEntries, void *param, __merge_compare_fn_t compareFn);
diff --git a/src/util/src/tlosertree.c b/src/util/src/tlosertree.c
index e793548407ad37e2021fdba7db106db3a48fcaf0..0f104c4b63a36880a79ad564a0f837f9b09e7819 100644
--- a/src/util/src/tlosertree.c
+++ b/src/util/src/tlosertree.c
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ void tLoserTreeAdjust(SLoserTreeInfo* pTree, int32_t idx) {
   SLoserTreeNode kLeaf = pTree->pNode[idx];
 
   while (parentId > 0) {
-    if (pTree->pNode[parentId].index == -1) {
+    SLoserTreeNode* pCur = &pTree->pNode[parentId];
+    if (pCur->index == -1) {
       pTree->pNode[parentId] = kLeaf;
       return;
     }
 
-    int32_t ret = pTree->comparFn(&pTree->pNode[parentId], &kLeaf, pTree->param);
+    int32_t ret = pTree->comparFn(pCur, &kLeaf, pTree->param);
     if (ret < 0) {
       SLoserTreeNode t = pTree->pNode[parentId];
       pTree->pNode[parentId] = kLeaf;