diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 1dfa7f5796c7c69dea60b531be757419d6780760..95e1b300ac0d00de5af9d29a8c54cdc8e5c8110a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static inline int mips_atomic_set(unsigned long addr, unsigned long new)
 		"1:	ll	%[old], (%[addr])			\n"
 		"	move	%[tmp], %[new]				\n"
 		"2:	sc	%[tmp], (%[addr])			\n"
-		"	bnez	%[tmp], 4f				\n"
+		"	beqz	%[tmp], 4f				\n"
 		"3:							\n"
 		"	.insn						\n"
 		"	.subsection 2					\n"