diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
index 181b0bc3c..dcfebe8d2 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ struct cff1
 	  CFF1FontDict_Interpreter font_interp;
 	  font_interp.env.init (fontDictStr);
 	  font = fontDicts.push ();
-	  if (font == &Crap(CFF1FontDictValues)) { fini (); return; }
+	  if (unlikely (font == &Crap(CFF1FontDictValues))) { fini (); return; }
 	  font->init ();
 	  if (unlikely (!font_interp.interpret (*font))) { fini (); return; }
 	  PRIVDICTVAL  *priv = &privateDicts[i];
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
index 330c1a3d8..178acf0b1 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ struct cff2
 	CFF2FontDict_Interpreter font_interp;
 	font_interp.env.init (fontDictStr);
 	font = fontDicts.push ();
-	if (font == &Crap(CFF2FontDictValues)) { fini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (font == &Crap(CFF2FontDictValues))) { fini (); return; }
 	font->init ();
 	if (unlikely (!font_interp.interpret (*font))) { fini (); return; }