diff --git a/kernel/mips64/scal.S b/kernel/mips64/scal.S
index b28b8a309..e392a9c6a 100644
--- a/kernel/mips64/scal.S
+++ b/kernel/mips64/scal.S
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
 	bc1f	$fcc0, .L50
 	NOP
 
+	bc1t	$fcc0, .L50
+	NOP
+
 	bne	INCX, TEMP, .L20
 	dsra	I, N, 3