diff --git a/coccinelle/cmp.cocci b/coccinelle/cmp.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a34cbe5bf60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coccinelle/cmp.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+@@
+expression x, y;
+@@
+- if (x < y)
+-         return -1;
+- if (x > y)
+-         return 1;
+- return 0;
++ return CMP(x, y);
+@@
+expression x, y;
+@@
+- if (x < y)
+-         return -1;
+- else if (x > y)
+-         return 1;
+- return 0;
++ return CMP(x, y);
+@@
+expression x, y;
+@@
+- if (x < y)
+-         return -1;
+- else if (x > y)
+-         return 1;
+- else
+-         return 0;
++ return CMP(x, y);
diff --git a/src/basic/btrfs-util.c b/src/basic/btrfs-util.c
index 1c9c5fd162b..cb8361e4af9 100644
--- a/src/basic/btrfs-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/btrfs-util.c
@@ -418,12 +418,7 @@ static int btrfs_ioctl_search_args_compare(const struct btrfs_ioctl_search_args
         if (args->key.min_type > args->key.max_type)
                 return 1;
 
-        if (args->key.min_offset < args->key.max_offset)
-                return -1;
-        if (args->key.min_offset > args->key.max_offset)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(args->key.min_offset, args->key.max_offset);
 }
 
 #define FOREACH_BTRFS_IOCTL_SEARCH_HEADER(i, sh, args)                  \
diff --git a/src/basic/format-table.c b/src/basic/format-table.c
index 5c99c398c2d..10e15c9d709 100644
--- a/src/basic/format-table.c
+++ b/src/basic/format-table.c
@@ -688,32 +688,16 @@ static int cell_data_compare(TableData *a, size_t index_a, TableData *b, size_t
                         return 0;
 
                 case TABLE_TIMESTAMP:
-                        if (a->timestamp < b->timestamp)
-                                return -1;
-                        if (a->timestamp > b->timestamp)
-                                return 1;
-                        return 0;
+                        return CMP(a->timestamp, b->timestamp);
 
                 case TABLE_TIMESPAN:
-                        if (a->timespan < b->timespan)
-                                return -1;
-                        if (a->timespan > b->timespan)
-                                return 1;
-                        return 0;
+                        return CMP(a->timespan, b->timespan);
 
                 case TABLE_SIZE:
-                        if (a->size < b->size)
-                                return -1;
-                        if (a->size > b->size)
-                                return 1;
-                        return 0;
+                        return CMP(a->size, b->size);
 
                 case TABLE_UINT32:
-                        if (a->uint32 < b->uint32)
-                                return -1;
-                        if (a->uint32 > b->uint32)
-                                return 1;
-                        return 0;
+                        return CMP(a->uint32, b->uint32);
 
                 default:
                         ;
@@ -721,12 +705,7 @@ static int cell_data_compare(TableData *a, size_t index_a, TableData *b, size_t
         }
 
         /* Generic fallback using the orginal order in which the cells where added. */
-        if (index_a < index_b)
-                return -1;
-        if (index_a > index_b)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(index_a, index_b);
 }
 
 static int table_data_compare(const size_t *a, const size_t *b, Table *t) {
diff --git a/src/basic/string-util.c b/src/basic/string-util.c
index c6dad5275fe..a3be35847df 100644
--- a/src/basic/string-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/string-util.c
@@ -398,12 +398,7 @@ int ascii_strcasecmp_nn(const char *a, size_t n, const char *b, size_t m) {
         if (r != 0)
                 return r;
 
-        if (n < m)
-                return -1;
-        else if (n > m)
-                return 1;
-        else
-                return 0;
+        return CMP(n, m);
 }
 
 bool chars_intersect(const char *a, const char *b) {
diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
index 649904d4062..06e9956157f 100644
--- a/src/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/core/socket.c
@@ -496,11 +496,7 @@ static int peer_address_compare_func(const void *a, const void *b) {
         case AF_INET6:
                 return memcmp(&x->peer.in6.sin6_addr, &y->peer.in6.sin6_addr, sizeof(x->peer.in6.sin6_addr));
         case AF_VSOCK:
-                if (x->peer.vm.svm_cid < y->peer.vm.svm_cid)
-                        return -1;
-                if (x->peer.vm.svm_cid > y->peer.vm.svm_cid)
-                        return 1;
-                return 0;
+                return CMP(x->peer.vm.svm_cid, y->peer.vm.svm_cid);
         }
         assert_not_reached("Black sheep in the family!");
 }
diff --git a/src/journal/journal-file.c b/src/journal/journal-file.c
index 9c92d675165..0587c432c1c 100644
--- a/src/journal/journal-file.c
+++ b/src/journal/journal-file.c
@@ -2661,12 +2661,7 @@ int journal_file_compare_locations(JournalFile *af, JournalFile *bf) {
                 return 1;
 
         /* Finally, compare by contents */
-        if (af->current_xor_hash < bf->current_xor_hash)
-                return -1;
-        if (af->current_xor_hash > bf->current_xor_hash)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(af->current_xor_hash, bf->current_xor_hash);
 }
 
 static int bump_array_index(uint64_t *i, direction_t direction, uint64_t n) {
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
index 720acfb0c79..66dc9541e09 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-event/sd-event.c
@@ -419,12 +419,7 @@ static int exit_prioq_compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
                 return 1;
 
         /* Lower priority values first */
-        if (x->priority < y->priority)
-                return -1;
-        if (x->priority > y->priority)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(x->priority, y->priority);
 }
 
 static void free_clock_data(struct clock_data *d) {
@@ -1579,12 +1574,7 @@ static int inode_data_compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
         if (x->dev > y->dev)
                 return 1;
 
-        if (x->ino < y->ino)
-                return -1;
-        if (x->ino > y->ino)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(x->ino, y->ino);
 }
 
 static void inode_data_hash_func(const void *p, struct siphash *state) {
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
index e70138181a9..32868180cee 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-mdns.c
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ static int proposed_rrs_cmp(DnsResourceRecord **x, unsigned x_size, DnsResourceR
                         return r;
         }
 
-        if (x_size < y_size)
-                return -1;
-        if (x_size > y_size)
-                return 1;
-
-        return 0;
+        return CMP(x_size, y_size);
 }
 
 static int mdns_packet_extract_matching_rrs(DnsPacket *p, DnsResourceKey *key, DnsResourceRecord ***ret_rrs) {