diff --git a/kernel/mips/zscal.c b/kernel/mips/zscal.c
index d8cbffcf9..127f4f444 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/zscal.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/zscal.c
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ int CNAME(BLASLONG n, BLASLONG dummy0, BLASLONG dummy1, FLOAT da_r,FLOAT da_i, F
 				x[ip+1] = da_r * x[ip+1] + da_i * x[ip]   ;
 			}
 		}
-		if (!isnan(x_ip] && !isinf(x[ip]))
+//		if (!isnan(x_ip] && !isinf(x[ip]))
 		x[ip]   = temp;
-
+		if ( da_r != da_r ) x[ip] = da_r;
 		ip += inc_x2;
 	}