--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/ClassPrepare/classprep001/classprep001.cpp	Wed Nov 21 18:44:11 2018 +0000
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/ClassPrepare/classprep001/classprep001.cpp	Wed Nov 21 10:46:45 2018 -0800
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if ((err = (jvmti->GetCurrentThread(&prep_thread))) != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
+    err = jvmti->GetCurrentThread(&prep_thread);
+    if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("Failed to get current thread: %s (%d)\n", TranslateError(err), err);
         result = STATUS_FAILED;
         return;
@@ -298,7 +299,8 @@
         return STATUS_FAILED;
     }
 
-    if ((err = (jvmti->GetCurrentThread(&prep_thread))) != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
+    err = jvmti->GetCurrentThread(&prep_thread);
+    if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("Failed to get current thread: %s (%d)\n", TranslateError(err), err);
         return STATUS_FAILED;
     }