diff --git a/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c b/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
index 4e5eb693b..e4740b7f5 100644
--- a/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/arts/SDL_artsaudio.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int LoadARTSLibrary(void)
 		retval = 0;
 		for ( i=0; i<SDL_TABLESIZE(arts_functions); ++i ) {
 			*arts_functions[i].func = SDL_LoadFunction(arts_handle, arts_functions[i].name);
-			if ( ! arts_functions[i].func ) {
+			if ( !*arts_functions[i].func ) {
 				retval = -1;
 				UnloadARTSLibrary();
 				break;
diff --git a/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c b/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
index 8dd37865c..ce70122a1 100644
--- a/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/esd/SDL_esdaudio.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int LoadESDLibrary(void)
 		retval = 0;
 		for ( i=0; i<SDL_TABLESIZE(esd_functions); ++i ) {
 			*esd_functions[i].func = SDL_LoadFunction(esd_handle, esd_functions[i].name);
-			if ( ! esd_functions[i].func ) {
+			if ( !*esd_functions[i].func ) {
 				retval = -1;
 				UnloadESDLibrary();
 				break;