diff --git a/C/absmi.c b/C/absmi.c
index b13cb6e86..f01b2b1a6 100644
--- a/C/absmi.c
+++ b/C/absmi.c
@@ -4737,8 +4737,8 @@ absmi(int inp)
       ENDD(d0);
       if (mpz_cmp(BigIntOfTerm(d0),BigIntOfTerm(PREG->u.oc.c)))
 	FAIL();
-#endif
       PREG = NEXTOP(PREG, oc);
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_GMP
       ENDP(pt0);
 #endif
@@ -4784,8 +4784,8 @@ absmi(int inp)
       ENDD(d0);
       if (mpz_cmp(BigIntOfTerm(d0),BigIntOfTerm(PREG->u.oc.c)))
 	FAIL();
-#endif
       PREG = NEXTOP(PREG, oc);
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_GMP
       ENDP(pt0);
 #endif
diff --git a/C/iopreds.c b/C/iopreds.c
index a38888b8c..538d13142 100644
--- a/C/iopreds.c
+++ b/C/iopreds.c
@@ -2899,16 +2899,12 @@ p_read (void)
       if (ErrorMessage) {
 	Error(SYNTAX_ERROR,syntax_error(tokstart),ErrorMessage);
 	return(FALSE);
+      } else if (parser_error_style == FAIL_ON_PARSER_ERROR) {
+	return (FALSE);
       } else {
 	Error(SYNTAX_ERROR,syntax_error(tokstart),"SYNTAX ERROR");
 	return(FALSE);
       }
-      if (parser_error_style == FAIL_ON_PARSER_ERROR) {
-	return (FALSE);
-      } else if (parser_error_style == EXCEPTION_ON_PARSER_ERROR) {
-	Error(SYSTEM_ERROR,TermNil,NULL);
-	return(FALSE);
-      }
     } else {
       /* parsing succeeded */
       break;