diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
index 3ac0cd3a53738e28cd7a0cb0649d94b27c5d2d3b..455881a5563f2925544cf14d986b68904c7f1b98 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ _GLOBAL(strcpy)
 /* This clears out any unused part of the destination buffer,
    just as the libc version does.  -- paulus */
 _GLOBAL(strncpy)
-	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0
 	beqlr
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r6,r3,-1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ _GLOBAL(strncpy)
 	bdnzf	2,1b		/* dec ctr, branch if ctr != 0 && !cr0.eq */
 	bnelr			/* if we didn't hit a null char, we're done */
 	mfctr	r5
-	cmpwi	0,r5,0		/* any space left in destination buffer? */
+	PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0	/* any space left in destination buffer? */
 	beqlr			/* we know r0 == 0 here */
 2:	stbu	r0,1(r6)	/* clear it out if so */
 	bdnz	2b
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ _GLOBAL(strcmp)
 	blr
 
 _GLOBAL(strncmp)
-	PPC_LCMPI r5,0
-	ble-	2f
+	PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0
+	beq-	2f
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r5,r3,-1
 	addi	r4,r4,-1
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ _GLOBAL(strlen)
 	blr
 
 _GLOBAL(memcmp)
-	cmpwi	0,r5,0
-	ble-	2f
+	PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0
+	beq-	2f
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r6,r3,-1
 	addi	r4,r4,-1
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ _GLOBAL(memcmp)
 	blr
 
 _GLOBAL(memchr)
-	cmpwi	0,r5,0
-	ble-	2f
+	PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0
+	beq-	2f
 	mtctr	r5
 	addi	r3,r3,-1
 1:	lbzu	r0,1(r3)