diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
index d5ec99bbb6..46957670a5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def runfetchcmd(cmd, d, quiet = False):
             print(line, end=' ')
         output += line
 
-    status =  stdout_handle.close() or 0
+    status = stdout_handle.close() or 0
     signal = status >> 8
     exitstatus = status & 0xff
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index f8440dbccc..bdd806a2c1 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ class RunQueue:
             return False
 
         iscurrent = True
-        t1 =  os.stat(stampfile)[stat.ST_MTIME]
+        t1 = os.stat(stampfile)[stat.ST_MTIME]
         for dep in self.runq_depends[task]:
             if iscurrent:
                 fn2 = self.taskData.fn_index[self.runq_fnid[dep]]