diff --git a/libs/libc/string/lib_timingsafe_bcmp.c b/libs/libc/string/lib_timingsafe_bcmp.c
index 8473b61249..c150ffde3d 100644
--- a/libs/libc/string/lib_timingsafe_bcmp.c
+++ b/libs/libc/string/lib_timingsafe_bcmp.c
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ int timingsafe_bcmp(FAR const void *b1, FAR const void *b2, size_t n)
       ret |= *p1++ ^ *p2++;
     }
 
-  return (ret != 0);
+  return ret != 0;
 }