diff --git a/lib/libfetch/http.c b/lib/libfetch/http.c
index 41c81007a8f..531342a7006 100644
--- a/lib/libfetch/http.c
+++ b/lib/libfetch/http.c
@@ -1786,13 +1786,13 @@ http_request(struct url *URL, const char *op, struct url_stat *us,
 			case hdr_www_authenticate:
 				if (conn->err != HTTP_NEED_AUTH)
 					break;
-				if (http_parse_authenticate(p, &server_challenges))
+				if (http_parse_authenticate(p, &server_challenges) == 0)
 					++n;
 				break;
 			case hdr_proxy_authenticate:
 				if (conn->err != HTTP_NEED_PROXY_AUTH)
 					break;
-				if (http_parse_authenticate(p, &proxy_challenges) == 0);
+				if (http_parse_authenticate(p, &proxy_challenges) == 0)
 					++n;
 				break;
 			case hdr_end: