diff --git a/source3/libsmb/cli_smb2_fnum.c b/source3/libsmb/cli_smb2_fnum.c
index bd3d705a641..b2ad1050814 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/cli_smb2_fnum.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/cli_smb2_fnum.c
@@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ struct tevent_req *cli_smb2_create_fnum_send(
 			&state->in_cblobs,
 			SMB2_CREATE_TAG_TWRP,
 			twrp_blob);
-		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-			tevent_req_nterror(req, status);
+		if (tevent_req_nterror(req, status)) {
 			return tevent_req_post(req, ev);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/clioplock.c b/source3/libsmb/clioplock.c
index 01c98f1c302..fcef01f8d83 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/clioplock.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/clioplock.c
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ static void cli_smb_oplock_break_waiter_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
 				  NULL, /* pinbuf */
 				  NULL, 0); /* expected */
 	TALLOC_FREE(subreq);
-	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		tevent_req_nterror(req, status);
+	if (tevent_req_nterror(req, status)) {
 		return;
 	}
 	if (wct < 8) {