diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
index 2ac8b44854ce..002b3f73862b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-api.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void tep_clear_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flag)
 bool tep_test_flag(struct tep_handle *tep, enum tep_flag flag)
 {
 	if (tep)
-		return (tep->flags & flag);
+		return tep->flags & flag;
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void tep_set_latency_format(struct tep_handle *pevent, int lat)
 bool tep_is_old_format(struct tep_handle *tep)
 {
 	if (tep)
-		return !!(tep->old_format);
+		return tep->old_format;
 	return false;
 }