diff --git a/src/misc/mem_neq.c b/src/misc/mem_neq.c
index f28e36d..945cd90 100644
--- a/src/misc/mem_neq.c
+++ b/src/misc/mem_neq.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ int mem_neq(const void *a, const void *b, size_t len)
       ++pb;
    }
 
+   ret |= ret >> 4;
+   ret |= ret >> 2;
+   ret |= ret >> 1;
+   ret &= 1;
+
    return ret;
 }