if (!spk_quiet_boot)
                synth_printf("%s found\n", synth->long_name);
        if (synth->attributes.name
-       && sysfs_create_group(speakup_kobj, &(synth->attributes)) < 0)
+       && sysfs_create_group(speakup_kobj, &synth->attributes) < 0)
                return -ENOMEM;
        synth_flags = synth->flags;
        wake_up_interruptible_all(&speakup_event);
        del_timer(&thread_timer);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&speakup_info.spinlock, flags);
        if (synth->attributes.name)
-               sysfs_remove_group(speakup_kobj, &(synth->attributes));
+               sysfs_remove_group(speakup_kobj, &synth->attributes);
        for (var = synth->vars; var->var_id != MAXVARS; var++)
                speakup_unregister_var(var->var_id);
        spk_stop_serial_interrupt();