diff --git a/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c b/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
index 909b21547d2..0e9d55c4eca 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/clipboard.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static HRESULT OLEClipbrd_RenderFormat(IDataObject *pIDataObject, LPFORMATETC pF
 
       /* Get the metafile picture out of it */
 
-      if (!FAILED(hr = IDataObject_GetData(theOleClipboard->pIDataObjectSrc, &fmt2, &std2)))
+      if (SUCCEEDED(hr = IDataObject_GetData(theOleClipboard->pIDataObjectSrc, &fmt2, &std2)))
       {
         mfp = (METAFILEPICT *)GlobalLock(std2.u.hGlobal);
       }
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
index 74c867a2a8e..3dae13970aa 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/filemoniker.c
@@ -358,12 +358,12 @@ FileMonikerImpl_Save(IMoniker* iface, IStream* pStm, BOOL fClearDirty)
 
     /* write a 0 WORD */
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&ZERO,sizeof(WORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write length of filePath string ( 0 included )*/
     bytesA = WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, filePathW, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL );
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&bytesA,sizeof(DWORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write A string (with '\0') */
     filePathA=HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(),0,bytesA);
@@ -372,17 +372,17 @@ FileMonikerImpl_Save(IMoniker* iface, IStream* pStm, BOOL fClearDirty)
     WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, filePathW, -1, filePathA, bytesA, NULL, &bUsedDefault);
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,filePathA,bytesA,NULL);
     HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,filePathA);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write a DWORD 0xDEADFFFF */
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&DEADFFFF,sizeof(DWORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write 5 zero DWORDs */
     for(i=0;i<5;i++)
     {
         res=IStream_Write(pStm,&ZERO,sizeof(DWORD),NULL);
-        if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+        if (FAILED(res)) return res;
     }
 
     /* Write the wide version if:
@@ -414,16 +414,16 @@ FileMonikerImpl_Save(IMoniker* iface, IStream* pStm, BOOL fClearDirty)
     /* write bytes needed for the filepathW (without 0) + 6 */
     bytesW = len*sizeof(WCHAR) + 6;
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&bytesW,sizeof(DWORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* try again, without the extra 6 */
     bytesW -= 6;
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&bytesW,sizeof(DWORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write a WORD 3 */
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,&THREE,sizeof(WORD),NULL);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) return res;
+    if (FAILED(res)) return res;
 
     /* write W string (no 0) */
     res=IStream_Write(pStm,filePathW,bytesW,NULL);
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/storage32.c b/dlls/ole32/storage32.c
index 705585bd3d7..180619aa9e4 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/storage32.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/storage32.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI StorageImpl_Stat( IStorage* iface,
   StorageImpl* const This = (StorageImpl*)iface;
   HRESULT result = StorageBaseImpl_Stat( iface, pstatstg, grfStatFlag );
 
-  if ( !FAILED(result) && ((grfStatFlag & STATFLAG_NONAME) == 0) && This->pwcsName )
+  if ( SUCCEEDED(result) && ((grfStatFlag & STATFLAG_NONAME) == 0) && This->pwcsName )
   {
       CoTaskMemFree(pstatstg->pwcsName);
       pstatstg->pwcsName = CoTaskMemAlloc((lstrlenW(This->pwcsName)+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
@@ -6335,13 +6335,13 @@ HRESULT  WINAPI OleLoadFromStream(IStream *pStm,REFIID iidInterface,void** ppvOb
     TRACE("(%p,%s,%p)\n",pStm,debugstr_guid(iidInterface),ppvObj);
 
     res=ReadClassStm(pStm,&clsid);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res))
+    if (FAILED(res))
 	return res;
     res=CoCreateInstance(&clsid,NULL,CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,iidInterface,ppvObj);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res))
+    if (FAILED(res))
 	return res;
     res=IUnknown_QueryInterface((IUnknown*)*ppvObj,&IID_IPersistStream,(LPVOID*)&xstm);
-    if (!SUCCEEDED(res)) {
+    if (FAILED(res)) {
 	IUnknown_Release((IUnknown*)*ppvObj);
 	return res;
     }