diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/string.S b/arch/powerpc/boot/string.S
index 643e4cb2f11d..acc9428f2789 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/string.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/string.S
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ memchr:
 	.globl	memcmp
 memcmp:
 	cmpwi	0,r5,0
-	blelr
+	ble	2f
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r6,r3,-1
 	addi	r4,r4,-1
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ memcmp:
 	subf.	r3,r0,r3
 	bdnzt	2,1b
 	blr
+2:	li	r3,0
+	blr
 
 
 /*