diff --git a/lib/assoc_array.c b/lib/assoc_array.c
index 03dd576e6773..59fd7c0b119c 100644
--- a/lib/assoc_array.c
+++ b/lib/assoc_array.c
@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ static bool assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node(struct assoc_array_edit *edit,
 			free_slot = i;
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (ops->compare_object(assoc_array_ptr_to_leaf(ptr), index_key)) {
+		if (assoc_array_ptr_is_leaf(ptr) &&
+		    ops->compare_object(assoc_array_ptr_to_leaf(ptr),
+					index_key)) {
 			pr_devel("replace in slot %d\n", i);
 			edit->leaf_p = &node->slots[i];
 			edit->dead_leaf = node->slots[i];
diff --git a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
index e000f44e37b8..c1b7ef3e24c1 100644
--- a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
+++ b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	hdr = fopen(headername, "w");
-	if (!out) {
+	if (!hdr) {
 		perror(headername);
 		exit(1);
 	}