diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index f0e8764709..67b24d60a4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -1315,7 +1315,8 @@ public:
 
                     while (callback)
                     {
-                        if ((composite = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::CompositeStateSetUpdater*>(callback)))
+                        composite = dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::CompositeStateSetUpdater*>(callback);
+                        if (composite)
                             break;
 
                         callback = callback->getNestedCallback();
diff --git a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
index 0f3a26e159..09a05d2f5f 100644
--- a/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
+++ b/components/bsa/compressedbsafile.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@
 
 #include <boost/iostreams/filtering_streambuf.hpp>
 #include <boost/iostreams/copy.hpp>
-#include <boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp>
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+    #pragma warning (push)
+    #pragma warning (disable : 4706)
+    #include <boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp>
+    #pragma warning (pop)
+#else
+    #include <boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp>
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp>
 #include <components/bsa/memorystream.hpp>
 
diff --git a/components/interpreter/defines.cpp b/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
index 0ceed80d53..d2e7067c6c 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
+++ b/components/interpreter/defines.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ namespace Interpreter{
                                 transform(temp.begin(), temp.end(), temp.begin(), ::tolower);
                             }
 
-                            if((found = check(temp, globals[j], &i, &start))){
+                            found = check(temp, globals[j], &i, &start);
+                            if(found){
                                 char type = context.getGlobalType(globals[j]);
 
                                 switch(type){
diff --git a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
index d72cef1940..72c740af38 100644
--- a/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifbullet/bulletnifloader.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ osg::ref_ptr<Resource::BulletShape> BulletNifLoader::load(const Nif::File& nif)
     {
         Nif::Record* r = nif.getRoot(i);
         assert(r != nullptr);
-        Nif::Node* node = nullptr;
-        if ((node = dynamic_cast<Nif::Node*>(r)))
+        if (Nif::Node* node = dynamic_cast<Nif::Node*>(r))
             roots.emplace_back(node);
     }
     const std::string filename = nif.getFilename();
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 5f083f9253..49d52074a5 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             for (size_t i = 0; i < numRoots; ++i)
             {
                 const Nif::Record* r = nif->getRoot(i);
-                const Nif::Node* nifNode = nullptr;
-                if ((nifNode = dynamic_cast<const Nif::Node*>(r)))
+                if (const Nif::Node* nifNode = dynamic_cast<const Nif::Node*>(r))
                     roots.emplace_back(nifNode);
             }
             if (roots.empty())
@@ -609,7 +608,8 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 bool hasVisController = false;
                 for (Nif::ControllerPtr ctrl = nifNode->controller; !ctrl.empty(); ctrl = ctrl->next)
                 {
-                    if ((hasVisController |= (ctrl->recType == Nif::RC_NiVisController)))
+                    hasVisController |= (ctrl->recType == Nif::RC_NiVisController);
+                    if (hasVisController)
                         break;
                 }
 
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/shadowsbin.cpp b/components/sceneutil/shadowsbin.cpp
index 5a4096f5c3..abc1fa8b44 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/shadowsbin.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/shadowsbin.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ void ShadowsBin::sortImplementation()
     // noTestRoot is now a stategraph with useDiffuseMapForShadowAlpha disabled but minimal other state
 
     bool cullFaceOverridden = false;
-    while ((root = root->_parent))
+    while (root->_parent)
     {
+        root = root->_parent;
         if (!root->getStateSet())
             continue;
         unsigned int cullFaceFlags = root->getStateSet()->getMode(GL_CULL_FACE);