diff --git a/src/overmap.cpp b/src/overmap.cpp
index 20f4f0f27c2d6..a394791963d60 100644
--- a/src/overmap.cpp
+++ b/src/overmap.cpp
@@ -5167,7 +5167,7 @@ void overmap::place_roads( const overmap *north, const overmap *east, const over
     for( const auto &elem : roads_out ) {
         road_points.emplace_back( elem.xy() );
     }
-    if( cities.size() == 0 ) {
+    if( cities.empty() ) {
         // If there's no cities in the overmap chose a random central point that special's road connections should path to
         fallback_road_connection_point = point_om_omt( rng( OMAPX / 4, ( 3 * OMAPX ) / 4 ),
                                          rng( OMAPY / 4, ( 3 * OMAPY ) / 4 ) );
diff --git a/src/overmap.h b/src/overmap.h
index 64c04fdd2a01f..1659b86d7055a 100644
--- a/src/overmap.h
+++ b/src/overmap.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class overmap
         bool nullbool = false; // NOLINT(cata-serialize)
         point_abs_om loc; // NOLINT(cata-serialize)
         // Random point used for special connections if there's no cities on the overmap, joins to all roads_out
-        std::optional<point_om_omt> fallback_road_connection_point;
+        std::optional<point_om_omt> fallback_road_connection_point; // NOLINT(cata-serialize)
 
         std::array<map_layer, OVERMAP_LAYERS> layer;
         std::unordered_map<tripoint_abs_omt, scent_trace> scents;