3 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/examples/mdev.conf.change_blockdev.sh b/examples/mdev.conf.change_blockdev.sh
index 512e43fcc..252d30f53 100755
--- a/examples/mdev.conf.change_blockdev.sh
+++ b/examples/mdev.conf.change_blockdev.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env | sort
 
 while sleep 1; test $cnt != 0; do
 	echo "Trying to reread partition table on $DEVNAME ($cnt)"
-	: $((cnt--))
+	cnt=$((cnt-1))
 	# If device node doesn't exist, it means the device was removed.
 	# Stop trying.
 	test -e "$DEVNAME" || { echo "$DEVNAME doesn't exist, aborting"; exit 1; }
diff --git a/examples/var_service/dhcp_if_pinger/run b/examples/var_service/dhcp_if_pinger/run
index e0e87a16a..8aca90c1a 100755
--- a/examples/var_service/dhcp_if_pinger/run
+++ b/examples/var_service/dhcp_if_pinger/run
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test x"$router" != x"" || exec env - sleep "$ping_time"
 failcnt=0
 while true; do
 	ping $ping_opts "$router" && exec env - sleep "$ping_time"
-	: $((failcnt++))
+	failcnt=$((failcnt+1))
 	msg "Failed to ping $router, fail count:$failcnt"
 	test $failcnt -ge $max_fail && break
 	env - sleep "$retry_time"
diff --git a/util-linux/mkfs_ext2_test.sh b/util-linux/mkfs_ext2_test.sh
index f5347cc04..df22963f2 100755
--- a/util-linux/mkfs_ext2_test.sh
+++ b/util-linux/mkfs_ext2_test.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test_mke2fs() {
 kilobytes=60
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = 200 && break
 done
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ done
 kilobytes=$((1 * 8*1024 - 50))
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = $((1 * 8*1024 + 300)) && break
 done
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ done
 kilobytes=$((2 * 8*1024 - 50))
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = $((2 * 8*1024 + 400)) && break
 done
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ done
 kilobytes=$((3 * 8*1024 - 50))
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = $((3 * 8*1024 + 500)) && break
 done
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ done
 kilobytes=$((4 * 8*1024 - 50))
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = $((4 * 8*1024 + 600)) && break
 done
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ done
 kilobytes=$((5 * 8*1024 - 50))
 while true; do
     test_mke2fs || exit 1
-    : $((kilobytes++))
+    kilobytes=$((kilobytes+1))
     test $kilobytes = $((5 * 8*1024 + 700)) && break
 done
 exit