diff --git a/tools/widl/server.c b/tools/widl/server.c
index 7f817b0009c..29b5beca250 100644
--- a/tools/widl/server.c
+++ b/tools/widl/server.c
@@ -175,11 +175,10 @@ static void write_function_stub(const type_t *iface, const var_t *func, unsigned
                 /* if the context_handle attribute appears in the chain of types
                  * without pointers being followed, then the context handle must
                  * be direct, otherwise it is a pointer */
-                int is_ch_ptr = is_aliaschain_attr(var->type, ATTR_CONTEXTHANDLE) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+                const char *ch_ptr = is_aliaschain_attr(var->type, ATTR_CONTEXTHANDLE) ? "*" : "";
                 print_server("(");
                 write_type_decl_left(server, var->type);
-                fprintf(server, ")%sNDRSContextValue(__frame->%s)",
-                        is_ch_ptr ? "" : "*", var->name);
+                fprintf(server, ")%sNDRSContextValue(__frame->%s)", ch_ptr, var->name);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/tools/widl/typegen.c b/tools/widl/typegen.c
index 516d8e7bbe8..280bd05558a 100644
--- a/tools/widl/typegen.c
+++ b/tools/widl/typegen.c
@@ -4146,10 +4146,11 @@ static void write_remoting_arg(FILE *file, int indent, const var_t *func, const
                 /* if the context_handle attribute appears in the chain of types
                  * without pointers being followed, then the context handle must
                  * be direct, otherwise it is a pointer */
-                int is_ch_ptr = is_aliaschain_attr(type, ATTR_CONTEXTHANDLE) ? FALSE : TRUE;
+                const char *ch_ptr = is_aliaschain_attr(type, ATTR_CONTEXTHANDLE) ? "" : "*";
                 print_file(file, indent, "NdrClientContextMarshall(\n");
                 print_file(file, indent + 1, "&__frame->_StubMsg,\n");
-                print_file(file, indent + 1, "(NDR_CCONTEXT)%s%s%s,\n", is_ch_ptr ? "*" : "", local_var_prefix, var->name);
+                print_file(file, indent + 1, "(NDR_CCONTEXT)%s%s%s,\n", ch_ptr, local_var_prefix,
+                           var->name);
                 print_file(file, indent + 1, "%s);\n", in_attr && out_attr ? "1" : "0");
             }
             else