diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/index_buffer.h b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/index_buffer.h
index 2b0244a49..320a06020 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/index_buffer.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/index_buffer.h
@@ -736,7 +736,9 @@ inline void CIndexBuffer::lock (CIndexBufferReadWrite &accessor, uint first, uin
 		}
 	}
 	else
+	{
 		nlassert ((first==0)&&(last==0));
+	}
 
 	_LockCounter++;
 }
@@ -771,7 +773,9 @@ inline void CIndexBuffer::lock (CIndexBufferRead &accessor, uint first, uint las
 		}
 	}
 	else
+	{
 		nlassert ((first==0)&&(last==0));
+	}
 
 	_LockCounter++;
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/vertex_buffer.h b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/vertex_buffer.h
index 923bc27b0..83b2b90ea 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/3d/vertex_buffer.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/3d/vertex_buffer.h
@@ -1177,7 +1177,9 @@ inline void CVertexBuffer::lock (CVertexBufferReadWrite &accessor, uint first, u
 		}
 	}
 	else
+	{
 		nlassert ((first==0)&&(last==0));
+	}
 
 	_LockCounter++;
 }
@@ -1212,7 +1214,9 @@ inline void CVertexBuffer::lock (CVertexBufferRead &accessor, uint first, uint l
 		}
 	}
 	else
+	{
 		nlassert ((first==0)&&(last==0));
+	}
 
 	_LockCounter++;
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/font_generator.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/font_generator.cpp
index 73f05a6f4..be99d77b9 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/font_generator.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/font_generator.cpp
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ CFontGenerator::CFontGenerator (const std::string &fontFileName, const std::stri
 	}
 
 	string fontEx = fontExFileName;
-	if (fontEx == "")
+	if (fontEx.empty())
 	{
 		// try to see if the ex filename exists based on the fontExFileName
 		fontEx = CPath::lookup(CFile::getFilenameWithoutExtension (fontFileName)+".afm", false, false);
 	}
 
-	if (fontEx != "")
+	if (!fontEx.empty())
 	{
 		error = FT_Attach_File (_Face, fontEx.c_str ());
 		if (error)