diff --git a/cmdutils.c b/cmdutils.c
index e3e989184c..41daa9565d 100644
--- a/cmdutils.c
+++ b/cmdutils.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ static int compare_codec_desc(const void *a, const void *b)
     const AVCodecDescriptor * const *da = a;
     const AVCodecDescriptor * const *db = b;
 
-    return (*da)->type != (*db)->type ? (*da)->type - (*db)->type :
+    return (*da)->type != (*db)->type ? FFDIFFSIGN((*da)->type, (*db)->type) :
            strcmp((*da)->name, (*db)->name);
 }
 
diff --git a/cmdutils_opencl.c b/cmdutils_opencl.c
index d9095b61be..dd21344a05 100644
--- a/cmdutils_opencl.c
+++ b/cmdutils_opencl.c
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ end:
 
 static int compare_ocl_device_desc(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-    return ((const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark*)a)->runtime - ((const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark*)b)->runtime;
+    const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark* va = (const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark*)a;
+    const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark* vb = (const OpenCLDeviceBenchmark*)b;
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(va->runtime , vb->runtime);
 }
 
 int opt_opencl_bench(void *optctx, const char *opt, const char *arg)
diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index f8b071a9cb..d3b8c4d801 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -2578,8 +2578,7 @@ static InputStream *get_input_stream(OutputStream *ost)
 
 static int compare_int64(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-    int64_t va = *(int64_t *)a, vb = *(int64_t *)b;
-    return va < vb ? -1 : va > vb ? +1 : 0;
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(*(const int64_t *)a, *(const int64_t *)b);
 }
 
 static int init_output_stream(OutputStream *ost, char *error, int error_len)
diff --git a/libavfilter/f_sendcmd.c b/libavfilter/f_sendcmd.c
index 37aedc59f2..fb30220e7c 100644
--- a/libavfilter/f_sendcmd.c
+++ b/libavfilter/f_sendcmd.c
@@ -364,11 +364,7 @@ static int cmp_intervals(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
     const Interval *i1 = a;
     const Interval *i2 = b;
-    int64_t ts_diff = i1->start_ts - i2->start_ts;
-    int ret;
-
-    ret = ts_diff > 0 ? 1 : ts_diff < 0 ? -1 : 0;
-    return ret == 0 ? i1->index - i2->index : ret;
+    return 2 * FFDIFFSIGN(i1->start_ts, i2->start_ts) + FFDIFFSIGN(i1->index, i2->index);
 }
 
 static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx)
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_deshake.c b/libavfilter/vf_deshake.c
index e32436d00c..79fcc200e1 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_deshake.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_deshake.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ AVFILTER_DEFINE_CLASS(deshake);
 
 static int cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-    const double va = *(const double *)a, vb = *(const double *)b;
-    return va < vb ? -1 : ( va > vb ? 1 : 0 );
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(*(const double *)a, *(const double *)b);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_palettegen.c b/libavfilter/vf_palettegen.c
index df57c10982..fccc5ca3fc 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_palettegen.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_palettegen.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int cmp_color(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
     const struct range_box *box1 = a;
     const struct range_box *box2 = b;
-    return box1->color - box2->color;
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(box1->color , box2->color);
 }
 
 static av_always_inline int diff(const uint32_t a, const uint32_t b)
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_removegrain.c b/libavfilter/vf_removegrain.c
index 3a28b15cdb..898e50f101 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_removegrain.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_removegrain.c
@@ -83,10 +83,9 @@ static int mode01(int c, int a1, int a2, int a3, int a4, int a5, int a6, int a7,
 
 static int cmp_int(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 {
-    int left = *(const int *)p1;
+    int left  = *(const int *)p1;
     int right = *(const int *)p2;
-
-    return ((left > right) - (left < right));
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(left, right);
 }
 
 static int mode02(int c, int a1, int a2, int a3, int a4, int a5, int a6, int a7, int a8)
diff --git a/libavformat/subtitles.c b/libavformat/subtitles.c
index 471d600c10..7c6cd5f353 100644
--- a/libavformat/subtitles.c
+++ b/libavformat/subtitles.c
@@ -146,12 +146,9 @@ static int cmp_pkt_sub_ts_pos(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
     const AVPacket *s1 = a;
     const AVPacket *s2 = b;
-    if (s1->pts == s2->pts) {
-        if (s1->pos == s2->pos)
-            return 0;
-        return s1->pos > s2->pos ? 1 : -1;
-    }
-    return s1->pts > s2->pts ? 1 : -1;
+    if (s1->pts == s2->pts)
+        return FFDIFFSIGN(s1->pos, s2->pos);
+    return FFDIFFSIGN(s1->pts , s2->pts);
 }
 
 static int cmp_pkt_sub_pos_ts(const void *a, const void *b)