diff --git a/e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c b/e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
index efaec7d8f..408b2758d 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
+++ b/e2fsprogs/e2fsck.c
@@ -12520,7 +12520,7 @@ cleanup:
 	if (io)
 		io_channel_close(io);
 	ext2fs_free_mem(&buf);
-	return (ret_sb);
+	return ret_sb;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/networking/ifupdown.c b/networking/ifupdown.c
index 5d140f1da..76ff2a830 100644
--- a/networking/ifupdown.c
+++ b/networking/ifupdown.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 /* Forward declaration */
 struct interface_defn_t;
 
-typedef int (execfn)(char *command);
+typedef int execfn(char *command);
 
 struct method_t
 {
@@ -111,17 +111,17 @@ static char *startup_PATH;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
 
-static unsigned int count_bits(unsigned int a)
+static unsigned count_bits(unsigned a)
 {
-	unsigned int result;
+	unsigned result;
 	result = (a & 0x55) + ((a >> 1) & 0x55);
 	result = (result & 0x33) + ((result >> 2) & 0x33);
-	return ((result & 0x0F) + ((result >> 4) & 0x0F));
+	return (result & 0x0F) + ((result >> 4) & 0x0F);
 }
 
 static int count_netmask_bits(char *dotted_quad)
 {
-	unsigned int result, a, b, c, d;
+	unsigned result, a, b, c, d;
 	/* Found a netmask...  Check if it is dotted quad */
 	if (sscanf(dotted_quad, "%u.%u.%u.%u", &a, &b, &c, &d) != 4)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 0704353f5..3a9998fc0 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -4804,9 +4804,9 @@ exptilde(char *startp, char *p, int flag)
 	while ((c = *++p) != '\0') {
 		switch(c) {
 		case CTLESC:
-			return (startp);
+			return startp;
 		case CTLQUOTEMARK:
-			return (startp);
+			return startp;
 		case ':':
 			if (flag & EXP_VARTILDE)
 				goto done;
diff --git a/shell/lash.c b/shell/lash.c
index 472cbddb9..3b51e98a9 100644
--- a/shell/lash.c
+++ b/shell/lash.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int builtin_export(struct child_prog *child)
 		setlocale(LC_CTYPE, getenv("LC_CTYPE"));
 #endif
 
-	return (res);
+	return res;
 }
 
 /* built-in 'read VAR' handler */
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int builtin_read(struct child_prog *child)
 	else
 		fgets(string, sizeof(string), stdin);
 
-	return (res);
+	return res;
 }
 
 /* Built-in '.' handler (read-in and execute commands from file) */
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static int builtin_source(struct child_prog *child)
 	status = busy_loop(input);
 	fclose(input);
 	llist_pop(&close_me_list);
-	return (status);
+	return status;
 }
 
 /* built-in 'unset VAR' handler */