diff --git a/kernel/mips/zscal.c b/kernel/mips/zscal.c
index 7bb261941..ae1c87fce 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/zscal.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/zscal.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ int CNAME(BLASLONG n, BLASLONG dummy0, BLASLONG dummy1, FLOAT da_r,FLOAT da_i, F
 			{
 				temp = - da_i * x[ip+1] ;
 				if (isnan(x[ip]) || isinf(x[ip])) temp = NAN;
-				x[ip+1] = da_i * x[ip]  ;
+				if (!isinf(x[ip+1]))
+					x[ip+1] = da_i * x[ip]  ;
+				else    x[ip+1] = NAN;
 			}
 		}
 		else
@@ -56,12 +58,16 @@ int CNAME(BLASLONG n, BLASLONG dummy0, BLASLONG dummy1, FLOAT da_r,FLOAT da_i, F
 			if ( da_i == 0.0 )
 			{
 				temp    = da_r * x[ip]  ;
-				x[ip+1] = da_r * x[ip+1];
+				if (!isinf(x[ip+1]))
+					x[ip+1] = da_r * x[ip+1];
+				else    x[ip+1] = NAN;
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				temp    = da_r * x[ip]   - da_i * x[ip+1] ;
-				x[ip+1] = da_r * x[ip+1] + da_i * x[ip]   ;
+				if (!isinf(x[ip+1]))
+					x[ip+1] = da_r * x[ip+1] + da_i * x[ip]   ;
+				else    x[ip+1] = NAN;
 			}
 		}
 		if ( da_r != da_r )