1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
index 64e2e499e32a..3ac0cd3a5373 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ _GLOBAL(strcmp)
 
 _GLOBAL(strncmp)
         PPC_LCMPI r5,0
-        beqlr
+        ble-    2f
         mtctr   r5
         addi    r5,r3,-1
         addi    r4,r4,-1
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ _GLOBAL(strncmp)
         beqlr   1
         bdnzt   eq,1b
         blr
+2:      li      r3,0
+        blr
 
 _GLOBAL(strlen)
         addi    r4,r3,-1