diff --git a/apps/s_server.c b/apps/s_server.c
index 46af6b87da..0b794960f9 100644
--- a/apps/s_server.c
+++ b/apps/s_server.c
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ static int www_body(int s, int stype, int prot, unsigned char *context)
     }
 
     /* lets make the output buffer a reasonable size */
-    if (!BIO_set_write_buffer_size(io, bufsize))
+    if (BIO_set_write_buffer_size(io, bufsize) <= 0)
         goto err;
 
     if ((con = SSL_new(ctx)) == NULL)
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ static int rev_body(int s, int stype, int prot, unsigned char *context)
         goto err;
 
     /* lets make the output buffer a reasonable size */
-    if (!BIO_set_write_buffer_size(io, bufsize))
+    if (BIO_set_write_buffer_size(io, bufsize) <= 0)
         goto err;
 
     if ((con = SSL_new(ctx)) == NULL)
diff --git a/crypto/bio/bf_buff.c b/crypto/bio/bf_buff.c
index fe0ca92225..b94c58c0a3 100644
--- a/crypto/bio/bf_buff.c
+++ b/crypto/bio/bf_buff.c
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ static long buffer_ctrl(BIO *b, int cmd, long num, void *ptr)
         break;
     case BIO_CTRL_DUP:
         dbio = (BIO *)ptr;
-        if (!BIO_set_read_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->ibuf_size) ||
-            !BIO_set_write_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->obuf_size))
+        if (BIO_set_read_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->ibuf_size) <= 0 ||
+            BIO_set_write_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->obuf_size) <= 0)
             ret = 0;
         break;
     case BIO_CTRL_PEEK:
diff --git a/crypto/bio/bf_lbuf.c b/crypto/bio/bf_lbuf.c
index 8854b4144c..eb23c88647 100644
--- a/crypto/bio/bf_lbuf.c
+++ b/crypto/bio/bf_lbuf.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static long linebuffer_ctrl(BIO *b, int cmd, long num, void *ptr)
         break;
     case BIO_CTRL_DUP:
         dbio = (BIO *)ptr;
-        if (!BIO_set_write_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->obuf_size))
+        if (BIO_set_write_buffer_size(dbio, ctx->obuf_size) <= 0)
             ret = 0;
         break;
     default:
diff --git a/ssl/ssl_lib.c b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
index 118c4d95ba..77abe3dc27 100644
--- a/ssl/ssl_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/ssl_lib.c
@@ -4816,7 +4816,7 @@ int ssl_init_wbio_buffer(SSL_CONNECTION *s)
     }
 
     bbio = BIO_new(BIO_f_buffer());
-    if (bbio == NULL || !BIO_set_read_buffer_size(bbio, 1)) {
+    if (bbio == NULL || BIO_set_read_buffer_size(bbio, 1) <= 0) {
         BIO_free(bbio);
         ERR_raise(ERR_LIB_SSL, ERR_R_BUF_LIB);
         return 0;