diff --git a/src/fmpz_poly/sub.c b/src/fmpz_poly/sub.c
index 2abebddbd2..c9c94b58e4 100644
--- a/src/fmpz_poly/sub.c
+++ b/src/fmpz_poly/sub.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void fmpz_poly_si_sub(fmpz_poly_t res, slong c, const fmpz_poly_t poly)
 
         if (c < 0)
             fmpz_sub_ui(res->coeffs + 0, res->coeffs + 0, -c);
-         else
+        else
             fmpz_add_ui(res->coeffs + 0, res->coeffs + 0, c);
 
         _fmpz_poly_normalise(res);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void fmpz_poly_sub_fmpz(fmpz_poly_t res, const fmpz_poly_t poly, fmpz_t c)
     if (poly->length == 0)
     {
         fmpz_poly_set_fmpz(res, c);
-        fmpz_neg(res->coeffs + 0, res->coeffs + 0);
+        fmpz_poly_neg(res, res);
     }
     else
     {