diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index d8ea4d3..8502423 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ typedef struct
 } parse_buffer;
 
 /* check if the given size is left to read in a given parse buffer (starting with 1) */
-#define can_read(buffer, size) ((buffer != NULL) && (((buffer)->offset + size) <= (buffer)->length))
+#define can_read(buffer, size) (((buffer)->offset + (size)) <= (buffer)->length)
 /* check if the buffer can be accessed at the given index (starting with 0) */
-#define can_access_at_index(buffer, index) ((buffer != NULL) && (((buffer)->offset + index) < (buffer)->length))
+#define can_access_at_index(buffer, index) (((buffer)->offset + (index)) < (buffer)->length)
 #define cannot_access_at_index(buffer, index) (!can_access_at_index(buffer, index))
 /* get a pointer to the buffer at the position */
 #define buffer_at_offset(buffer) ((buffer)->content + (buffer)->offset)