diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
index da6c1c0c30c1..9e5c8806e43a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,8 @@ static int cop1Emulate(struct pt_regs *xcp, struct mips_fpu_struct *ctx,
 				return SIGILL;
 
 			/* a real fpu computation instruction */
-			if ((sig = fpu_emu(xcp, ctx, ir)))
+			sig = fpu_emu(xcp, ctx, ir);
+			if (sig)
 				return sig;
 		}
 		break;