diff --git a/PEAR.php b/PEAR.php
index 89568a0e5..cf9a02de2 100644
--- a/PEAR.php
+++ b/PEAR.php
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ protected static function _raiseError($object,
             count($object->_expected_errors) > 0 &&
             count($exp = end($object->_expected_errors))
         ) {
-            if ($exp[0] == "*" ||
+            if ($exp[0] === "*" ||
                 (is_int(reset($exp)) && in_array($code, $exp)) ||
                 (is_string(reset($exp)) && in_array($message, $exp))
             ) {
diff --git a/PEAR/PackageFile.php b/PEAR/PackageFile.php
index bbbaff63d..b1252ae0b 100644
--- a/PEAR/PackageFile.php
+++ b/PEAR/PackageFile.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ function &fromTgzFile($file, $state)
         }
 
         if (!is_array($content)) {
-            if (is_string($file) && strlen($file < 255) &&
+            if (is_string($file) && strlen($file) < 255 &&
                   (!file_exists($file) || !@is_file($file))) {
                 $ret = PEAR::raiseError("could not open file \"$file\"");
                 return $ret;