diff --git a/kernel/mips/nrm2.c b/kernel/mips/nrm2.c
index fcff09337..8cc189fe3 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/nrm2.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/nrm2.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ FLOAT CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
 	FLOAT absxi = 0.0;
 
 
-	if (n <= 0 || inc_x <= 0) return(0.0);
+	if (n <= 0 || inc_x == 0) return(0.0);
 	if ( n == 1 ) return( ABS(x[0]) );
 
 	n *= inc_x;
diff --git a/kernel/mips/znrm2.c b/kernel/mips/znrm2.c
index 85be39cd1..d11a6bd4a 100644
--- a/kernel/mips/znrm2.c
+++ b/kernel/mips/znrm2.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ FLOAT CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
 	BLASLONG inc_x2;
 	FLOAT temp;
 
-	if (n <= 0 || inc_x <= 0) return(0.0);
+	if (n <= 0 || inc_x == 0) return(0.0);
 
 	inc_x2 = 2 * inc_x;