diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index 1667a8593..8a1bbd811 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ bool HostOsScan::nextTimeout(HostOsScanStats *hss, struct timeval *when) {
   }
 
   *when = (firstgood)? now : earliest_to;
-  return (firstgood)? false : true;
+  return !firstgood;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 53add55d9..061e2577d 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ bool HostScanStats::nextTimeout(struct timeval *when) {
   }
 
   *when = (firstgood) ? USI->now : earliest_to;
-  return (firstgood) ? false : true;
+  return !firstgood;
 }
 
 /* gives the maximum try number (try numbers start at zero and