diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
index c70940a606..3496a08ef6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class SoundcloudIE(SoundcloudBaseIE):
             try:
                 return self._extract_info_dict(info, full_title, token)
             except ExtractorError as e:
-                if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or not e.cause.status == 429:
+                if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or e.cause.status != 429:
                     raise
                 self.report_warning(
                     'You have reached the API rate limit, which is ~600 requests per '
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
index 5eee3e7263..ad3e745884 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ class TwitterIE(TwitterBaseIE):
                     'tweet_mode': 'extended',
                 })
         except ExtractorError as e:
-            if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or not e.cause.status == 429:
+            if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or e.cause.status != 429:
                 raise
             self.report_warning('Rate-limit exceeded; falling back to syndication endpoint')
             status = self._call_syndication_api(twid)