diff --git a/arch/x86/math-emu/wm_sqrt.S b/arch/x86/math-emu/wm_sqrt.S
index f031c0e19356..515cdee90df7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/math-emu/wm_sqrt.S
+++ b/arch/x86/math-emu/wm_sqrt.S
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ sqrt_stage_2_finish:
 
 #ifdef PARANOID
 /* It should be possible to get here only if the arg is ffff....ffff */
-	cmp	$0xffffffff,FPU_fsqrt_arg_1
+	cmpl	$0xffffffff,FPU_fsqrt_arg_1
 	jnz	sqrt_stage_2_error
 #endif /* PARANOID */