diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/findbit.S b/arch/arm/lib/findbit.S
index b5e8b9ae4c7d4..7fd3600db8efd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/findbit.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/findbit.S
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ ENDPROC(_find_first_zero_bit_le)
  * Prototype: int find_next_zero_bit(void *addr, unsigned int maxbit, int offset)
  */
 ENTRY(_find_next_zero_bit_le)
-		teq	r1, #0
-		beq	3b
+		cmp	r2, r1
+		bhs	3b
 		ands	ip, r2, #7
 		beq	1b			@ If new byte, goto old routine
  ARM(		ldrb	r3, [r0, r2, lsr #3]	)
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ ENDPROC(_find_first_bit_le)
  * Prototype: int find_next_zero_bit(void *addr, unsigned int maxbit, int offset)
  */
 ENTRY(_find_next_bit_le)
-		teq	r1, #0
-		beq	3b
+		cmp	r2, r1
+		bhs	3b
 		ands	ip, r2, #7
 		beq	1b			@ If new byte, goto old routine
  ARM(		ldrb	r3, [r0, r2, lsr #3]	)
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ ENTRY(_find_first_zero_bit_be)
 ENDPROC(_find_first_zero_bit_be)
 
 ENTRY(_find_next_zero_bit_be)
-		teq	r1, #0
-		beq	3b
+		cmp	r2, r1
+		bhs	3b
 		ands	ip, r2, #7
 		beq	1b			@ If new byte, goto old routine
 		eor	r3, r2, #0x18		@ big endian byte ordering
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ ENTRY(_find_first_bit_be)
 ENDPROC(_find_first_bit_be)
 
 ENTRY(_find_next_bit_be)
-		teq	r1, #0
-		beq	3b
+		cmp	r2, r1
+		bhs	3b
 		ands	ip, r2, #7
 		beq	1b			@ If new byte, goto old routine
 		eor	r3, r2, #0x18		@ big endian byte ordering