--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/GetCurrentContendedMonitor/contmon001/contmon001.cpp	Wed Nov 21 18:44:11 2018 +0000
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/GetCurrentContendedMonitor/contmon001/contmon001.cpp	Wed Nov 21 10:46:45 2018 -0800
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
         return JNI_ERR;
     }
 
-    if ((err = (jvmti->GetCapabilities(&caps))) != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
+    err = jvmti->GetCapabilities(&caps);
+    if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) {
         printf("(GetCapabilities) unexpected error: %s (%d)\n",
                TranslateError(err), err);
         return JNI_ERR;