diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
index ffbdb3fb672f..676bab6e3123 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/pci-noop.c
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ alloc_pci_controller(void)
 struct resource * __init
 alloc_resource(void)
 {
-	struct resource *res;
-
-	res = alloc_bootmem(sizeof(*res));
-
-	return res;
+	return alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct resource));
 }
 
 asmlinkage long
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/pci.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/pci.c
index 5f387ee5b5c5..8322df174bbf 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/pci.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/pci.c
@@ -379,11 +379,7 @@ alloc_pci_controller(void)
 struct resource * __init
 alloc_resource(void)
 {
-	struct resource *res;
-
-	res = alloc_bootmem(sizeof(*res));
-
-	return res;
+	return alloc_bootmem(sizeof(struct resource));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c669.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c669.c
index c803fc76ae4f..4dbd4e415041 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c669.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smc37c669.c
@@ -2007,11 +2007,8 @@ static void __init SMC37c669_config_mode(
 static unsigned char __init SMC37c669_read_config( 
     unsigned char index )
 {
-    unsigned char data;
-
-    wb( &SMC37c669->index_port, index );
-    data = rb( &SMC37c669->data_port );
-    return data;
+	wb(&SMC37c669->index_port, index);
+	return rb(&SMC37c669->data_port);
 }
 
 /*