1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib554.c b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
index 803df26d1..083746243 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib554.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static int once(char *URL, bool oldstyle)
   if(formrc)
     printf("curl_formadd(4) = %d\n", (int)formrc);
 
-  if((curl = curl_easy_init()) == NULL) {
+  curl = curl_easy_init();
+  if(!curl) {
     fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_init() failed\n");
     curl_formfree(formpost);
     curl_global_cleanup();