diff --git a/include/asm-i386/mutex.h b/include/asm-i386/mutex.h
index 05a538531229..7a17d9e58ad6 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/mutex.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/mutex.h
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ do {									\
 									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(						\
 		LOCK_PREFIX "   decl (%%eax)	\n"			\
-			"   js 2f		\n"			\
+			"   jns 1f		\n"			\
+			"   call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
 			"1:			\n"			\
 									\
-		LOCK_SECTION_START("")					\
-			"2: call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
-			"   jmp 1b		\n"			\
-		LOCK_SECTION_END					\
-									\
 		:"=a" (dummy)						\
 		: "a" (count)						\
 		: "memory", "ecx", "edx");				\
@@ -86,14 +82,10 @@ do {									\
 									\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(						\
 		LOCK_PREFIX "   incl (%%eax)	\n"			\
-			"   jle 2f		\n"			\
+			"   jg	1f		\n"			\
+			"   call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
 			"1:			\n"			\
 									\
-		LOCK_SECTION_START("")					\
-			"2: call "#fail_fn"	\n"			\
-			"   jmp 1b		\n"			\
-		LOCK_SECTION_END					\
-									\
 		:"=a" (dummy)						\
 		: "a" (count)						\
 		: "memory", "ecx", "edx");				\