diff --git a/lib/libipsec/ipsec_strerror.c b/lib/libipsec/ipsec_strerror.c
index 4e304bc9701..402faac3f37 100644
--- a/lib/libipsec/ipsec_strerror.c
+++ b/lib/libipsec/ipsec_strerror.c
@@ -80,13 +80,11 @@ const char *ipsec_strerror(void)
 	if (__ipsec_errcode < 0 || __ipsec_errcode > EIPSEC_MAX)
 		__ipsec_errcode = EIPSEC_MAX;
 
-	return ipsec_errlist[__ipsec_errcode];
+	return (ipsec_errlist[__ipsec_errcode]);
 }
 
 void __ipsec_set_strerror(const char *str)
 {
 	__ipsec_errcode = EIPSEC_SYSTEM_ERROR;
 	ipsec_errlist[EIPSEC_SYSTEM_ERROR] = str;
-
-	return;
 }