diff --git a/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c b/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
index ffd0345780ae246d66b46f60961154806493a1bd..a0c361e6a5d2d642a20e9d1728dce51b8c0469a4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
+++ b/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ char *fw_getenv(char *envname)
 					result = fw_envp(index + 1);
 					break;
 				} else if (fw_envp(index)[i] == '=') {
-					result = (fw_envp(index + 1) + i);
+					result = fw_envp(index) + i + 1;
 					break;
 				}
 			}