diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 8c030842a..2c5ca9690 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ GEMM_GEMV_FORWARD = 1
 endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH), power)
 GEMM_GEMV_FORWARD = 1
-GEMM_GEMV_FORWARD_BF16 = 1
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(SMALL_MATRIX_OPT), 1)
diff --git a/kernel/power/sbgemv_n.c b/kernel/power/sbgemv_n.c
index db64915e0..fa7df858f 100644
--- a/kernel/power/sbgemv_n.c
+++ b/kernel/power/sbgemv_n.c
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ static void BF16GEMV_N_beta(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *output_vector, FLOAT *input_vecto
 {
   if (beta == 0) {
     memset(output_vector, 0, sizeof(FLOAT) * n);
-  } else if ((output_vector != input_vector) && (beta == 1)) {
-    memcpy(output_vector, input_vector, sizeof(FLOAT) * n);
+  } else if (beta == 1) {
+    if (output_vector != input_vector) {
+      memcpy(output_vector, input_vector, sizeof(FLOAT) * n);
+    }
   } else {
     vec_f32 b = { beta, beta, beta, beta };
 
diff --git a/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c b/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
index a86c73d1c..05d9b33ab 100644
--- a/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
+++ b/test/compare_sgemm_sbgemm.c
@@ -205,15 +205,14 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   for (l = 0; l < 2; l++) {  // l = 1 to test inc_x & inc_y not equal to one.
   for (x = 1; x <= loop; x++)
   {
-    m = l + 1;
-    k = (x == 0) ? 0 : m;
+    k = (x == 0) ? 0 : l + 1;
     float *A = (float *)malloc_safe(x * x * sizeof(FLOAT));
-    float *B = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) * m);
-    float *C = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) * m);
+    float *B = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) << l);
+    float *C = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) << l);
     bfloat16_bits *AA = (bfloat16_bits *)malloc_safe(x * x * sizeof(bfloat16_bits));
-    bfloat16_bits *BB = (bfloat16_bits *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(bfloat16_bits) * m);
+    bfloat16_bits *BB = (bfloat16_bits *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(bfloat16_bits) << l);
     float *DD = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT));
-    float *CC = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) * m);
+    float *CC = (float *)malloc_safe(x * sizeof(FLOAT) << l);
     if ((A == NULL) || (B == NULL) || (C == NULL) || (AA == NULL) || (BB == NULL) ||
         (DD == NULL) || (CC == NULL))
       return 1;
@@ -228,9 +227,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         sbstobf16_(&one, &A[j*x+i], &one, &atmp, &one);
         AA[j * x + i].v = atmp;
       }
-      B[j*m] = ((FLOAT) rand () / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) + 0.5;
-      sbstobf16_(&one, &B[j*m], &one, &btmp, &one);
-      BB[j*m].v = btmp;
+      B[j << l] = ((FLOAT) rand () / (FLOAT) RAND_MAX) + 0.5;
+      sbstobf16_(&one, &B[j << l], &one, &btmp, &one);
+      BB[j << l].v = btmp;
     }
     for (y = 0; y < 2; y++)
     {
@@ -240,9 +239,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         transA = 'T';
       }
 
-      memset(CC, 0, x * m * sizeof(FLOAT));
+      memset(CC, 0, x * sizeof(FLOAT) << l);
       memset(DD, 0, x * sizeof(FLOAT));
-      memset(C, 0, x * m * sizeof(FLOAT));
+      memset(C, 0, x * sizeof(FLOAT) << l);
 
       SGEMV (&transA, &x, &x, &alpha, A, &x, B, &k, &beta, C, &k);
       SBGEMV (&transA, &x, &x, &alpha, (bfloat16*) AA, &x, (bfloat16*) BB, &k, &beta, CC, &k);
@@ -250,15 +249,15 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
       for (j = 0; j < x; j++)
         for (i = 0; i < x; i++)
           if (transA == 'N') {
-            DD[i] += float16to32 (AA[j * x + i]) * float16to32 (BB[j*m]);
+            DD[i] += float16to32 (AA[j * x + i]) * float16to32 (BB[j << l]);
           } else if (transA == 'T') {
-            DD[j] += float16to32 (AA[j * x + i]) * float16to32 (BB[i*m]);
+            DD[j] += float16to32 (AA[j * x + i]) * float16to32 (BB[i << l]);
           }
 
       for (j = 0; j < x; j++) {
-        if (fabs (CC[j*m] - C[j*m]) > 1.0)
+        if (fabs (CC[j << l] - C[j << l]) > 1.0)
           ret++;
-        if (fabs (CC[j*m] - DD[j]) > 1.0)
+        if (fabs (CC[j << l] - DD[j]) > 1.0)
           ret++;
       }
     }