diff --git a/src/modules/stats.c b/src/modules/stats.c
index c35a02985..75f526752 100644
--- a/src/modules/stats.c
+++ b/src/modules/stats.c
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ int stats_linkinfoint(aClient *sptr, char *para, int all)
 	{
 		if (!mycmp(para, me.name))
 			doall = 2;
-		else if (!match_simple(para, me.name) == 0)
+		else if (match_simple(para, me.name))
 			doall = 1;
 		if (index(para, '*') || index(para, '?'))
 			wilds = 1;
diff --git a/src/modules/tkl.c b/src/modules/tkl.c
index fd04d11d9..29b1b0dad 100644
--- a/src/modules/tkl.c
+++ b/src/modules/tkl.c
@@ -3585,14 +3585,14 @@ int _match_user(char *rmask, aClient *acptr, int options)
 	if (options & MATCH_CHECK_VISIBLE_HOST)
 	{
 		char *hostname = acptr->user ? GetHost(acptr) : (MyClient(acptr) ? acptr->local->sockhost : NULL);
-		if (hostname && (!match_simple(hmask, hostname) == 0))
+		if (hostname && match_simple(hmask, hostname))
 			return 1; /* MATCH: visible host */
 	}
 
 	/**** Check cloaked host ****/
 	if (options & MATCH_CHECK_CLOAKED_HOST)
 	{
-		if (acptr->user && (!match_simple(hmask, acptr->user->cloakedhost) == 0))
+		if (acptr->user && match_simple(hmask, acptr->user->cloakedhost))
 			return 1; /* MATCH: cloaked host */
 	}
 
@@ -3611,7 +3611,7 @@ int _match_user(char *rmask, aClient *acptr, int options)
 		if (strchr(hmask, '?') || strchr(hmask, '*'))
 		{
 			/* Wildcards */
-			if (acptr->ip && (!match_simple(hmask, acptr->ip) == 0))
+			if (acptr->ip && match_simple(hmask, acptr->ip))
 				return 1; /* MATCH (IP with wildcards) */
 		} else 
 		if (strchr(hmask, ':'))
@@ -3663,7 +3663,7 @@ int _match_user(char *rmask, aClient *acptr, int options)
 	if (options & MATCH_CHECK_REAL_HOST)
 	{
 		char *hostname = acptr->user ? acptr->user->realhost : (MyClient(acptr) ? acptr->local->sockhost : NULL);
-		if (hostname && (!match_simple(hmask, hostname) == 0))
+		if (hostname && match_simple(hmask, hostname))
 			return 1; /* MATCH: hostname match */
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/send.c b/src/send.c
index cca7c3f56..63c1bef32 100644
--- a/src/send.c
+++ b/src/send.c
@@ -566,18 +566,15 @@ void sendto_local_common_channels(aClient *user, aClient *skip, long clicap, Mes
 ** addition -- Armin, 8jun90 (gruner@informatik.tu-muenchen.de)
 */
 
-static int match_it(one, mask, what)
-	aClient *one;
-	char *mask;
-	int  what;
+static int match_it(aClient *one, char *mask, int what)
 {
 	switch (what)
 	{
-	  case MATCH_HOST:
-		  return (!match_simple(mask, one->user->realhost) == 0);
-	  case MATCH_SERVER:
-	  default:
-		  return (!match_simple(mask, one->user->server) == 0);
+		case MATCH_HOST:
+			return match_simple(mask, one->user->realhost);
+		case MATCH_SERVER:
+		default:
+			return match_simple(mask, one->user->server);
 	}
 }