diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c b/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
index 708f08761406fe3bfdbd308822f163a2ae7c9822..cae42259d6da9cc49efd4ceb8bccdbad941fe3d0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/common/prom.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 
 	/* arg[0] is "g", the rest is boot parameters */
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		if (strlen(arcs_cmdline) + strlen(arg[i] + 1)
+		if (strlen(arcs_cmdline) + strlen(arg[i]) + 1
 		    >= sizeof(arcs_cmdline))
 			break;
 		strcat(arcs_cmdline, arg[i]);
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/prom.c b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/prom.c
index cf4c868715acaaba37e9aec317d0224ca5b6d060..dcc926e06fcec573a4478b2359b2218d5ca942cf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/prom.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 
 	/* Get the boot parameters */
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		if (strlen(arcs_cmdline) + strlen(arg[i] + 1) >=
+		if (strlen(arcs_cmdline) + strlen(arg[i]) + 1 >=
 		    sizeof(arcs_cmdline))
 			break;