diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
index feaee7085..2c84758b4 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ struct KerxSubTableFormat2
     unsigned int l = *(this+leftClassTable).get_value (left, num_glyphs);
     unsigned int r = *(this+rightClassTable).get_value (right, num_glyphs);
     unsigned int offset = l + r;
-    const FWORD *arr = &(this+array);
-    if (unlikely ((const void *) arr < (const void *) this || (const void *) arr >= (const void *) end))
-      return 0;
-    const FWORD *v = &StructAtOffset<FWORD> (arr, offset);
-    if (unlikely ((const void *) v < (const void *) arr || (const void *) (v + 1) > (const void *) end))
+    const FWORD *v = &StructAtOffset<FWORD> (&(this+array), offset);
+    if (unlikely ((const char *) v < (const char *) &array ||
+		  (const char *) v > (const char *) end - 2))
       return 0;
     return *v;
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
index f9aec05e9..c4e53fa6e 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@ struct KernSubTableFormat2
     unsigned int l = (this+leftClassTable).get_class (left);
     unsigned int r = (this+rightClassTable).get_class (right);
     unsigned int offset = l + r;
-    const FWORD *arr = &(this+array);
-    if (unlikely ((const void *) arr < (const void *) this || (const void *) arr >= (const void *) end))
-      return 0;
-    const FWORD *v = &StructAtOffset<FWORD> (arr, offset);
-    if (unlikely ((const void *) v < (const void *) arr || (const void *) (v + 1) > (const void *) end))
+    const FWORD *v = &StructAtOffset<FWORD> (&(this+array), offset);
+    if (unlikely ((const char *) v < (const char *) &array ||
+		  (const char *) v > (const char *) end - 2))
       return 0;
     return *v;
   }