diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setprio.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setprio.c
index b87d5369dc44..4b7d2c099068 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setprio.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setprio.c
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ _pthread_setprio(pthread_t pthread, int prio)
 	int	ret;
 
 	param.sched_priority = prio;
-	if (pthread == curthread) {
-		pthread = curthread;
+	if (pthread == curthread)
 		THR_LOCK(curthread);
-	} else if ((ret = _thr_find_thread(curthread, pthread, /*include dead*/0)))
+	else if ((ret = _thr_find_thread(curthread, pthread, /*include dead*/0)))
 		return (ret);
 	if (pthread->attr.sched_policy == SCHED_OTHER ||
 	    pthread->attr.prio == prio) {
diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setschedparam.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setschedparam.c
index 343e49c618c2..6e98fb43bc15 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setschedparam.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_setschedparam.c
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ _pthread_setschedparam(pthread_t pthread, int policy,
 	struct pthread	*curthread = _get_curthread();
 	int	ret;
 
-	if (pthread == curthread) {
-		pthread = curthread;
+	if (pthread == curthread)
 		THR_LOCK(curthread);
-	} else if ((ret = _thr_find_thread(curthread, pthread,
+	else if ((ret = _thr_find_thread(curthread, pthread,
 		 /*include dead*/0)) != 0)
 		return (ret);
 	if (pthread->attr.sched_policy == policy &&