diff --git a/controller/ofctrl.c b/controller/ofctrl.c
index a1676a7883..63b0aa975b 100644
--- a/controller/ofctrl.c
+++ b/controller/ofctrl.c
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ ofctrl_meter_bands_alloc(const struct sbrec_meter *sb_meter,
                          struct ovn_extend_table_info *entry,
                          struct ovs_list *msgs)
 {
-    struct meter_band_entry *mb = mb = xzalloc(sizeof *mb);
+    struct meter_band_entry *mb = xzalloc(sizeof *mb);
     mb->n_bands = sb_meter->n_bands;
     mb->bands = xcalloc(mb->n_bands, sizeof *mb->bands);
     for (int i = 0; i < sb_meter->n_bands; i++) {
diff --git a/northd/northd.c b/northd/northd.c
index 916068d44a..f8b046d83e 100644
--- a/northd/northd.c
+++ b/northd/northd.c
@@ -15765,7 +15765,7 @@ build_lrouter_nat_defrag_and_lb(struct ovn_datapath *od, struct hmap *lflows,
         !lport_addresses_is_empty(&od->lb_force_snat_addrs);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < od->nbr->n_nat; i++) {
-        const struct nbrec_nat *nat = nat = od->nbr->nat[i];
+        const struct nbrec_nat *nat = od->nbr->nat[i];
         struct eth_addr mac = eth_addr_broadcast;
         bool is_v6, distributed_nat;
         ovs_be32 mask;