diff --git a/Zend/zend_operators.c b/Zend/zend_operators.c
index cb641d8e043..f8357a900d5 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_operators.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_operators.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#define NORMALIZE_BOOL(n)			\
+	((n) ? (((n)>0) ? 1 : -1) : 0)
+
 #if WITH_BCMATH
 #include "ext/bcmath/number.h"
 #endif
@@ -959,7 +962,7 @@ ZEND_API int compare_function(zval *result, zval *op1, zval *op2)
 		zendi_convert_to_boolean(op1, op1_copy, result);
 		zendi_convert_to_boolean(op2, op2_copy, result);
 		result->type = IS_LONG;
-		result->value.lval = op1->value.lval - op2->value.lval;
+		result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(op1->value.lval-op2->value.lval);
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 
@@ -968,13 +971,14 @@ ZEND_API int compare_function(zval *result, zval *op1, zval *op2)
 
 	if (op1->type == IS_LONG && op2->type == IS_LONG) {
 		result->type = IS_LONG;
-		result->value.lval = op1->value.lval - op2->value.lval;
+		result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(op1->value.lval-op2->value.lval);
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 	if ((op1->type == IS_DOUBLE || op1->type == IS_LONG)
 		&& (op2->type == IS_DOUBLE || op2->type == IS_LONG)) {
 		result->value.dval = (op1->type == IS_LONG ? (double) op1->value.lval : op1->value.dval) - (op2->type == IS_LONG ? (double) op2->value.lval : op2->value.dval);
-		result->type = IS_DOUBLE;
+		result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(result->value.dval);
+		result->type = IS_LONG;
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 	if ((op1->type==IS_ARRAY || op1->type==IS_OBJECT)
@@ -1351,6 +1355,7 @@ ZEND_API void zendi_smart_strcmp(zval *result, zval *s1, zval *s2)
 			str2num(&first,s1->value.str.val,100); /* this scale should do */
 			str2num(&second,s2->value.str.val,100); /* ditto */
 			result->value.lval = bc_compare(first,second);
+			result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(result->value.lval);
 			result->type = IS_LONG;
 			free_num(&first);
 			free_num(&second);
@@ -1363,13 +1368,16 @@ ZEND_API void zendi_smart_strcmp(zval *result, zval *s1, zval *s2)
 				dval2 = strtod(s2->value.str.val, NULL);
 			}
 			result->value.dval = dval1 - dval2;
-			result->type = IS_DOUBLE;
+			result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(result->value.dval);
+			result->type = IS_LONG;
 		} else { /* they both have to be long's */
 			result->value.lval = lval1 - lval2;
+			result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(result->value.lval);
 			result->type = IS_LONG;
 		}
 	} else {
 		result->value.lval = zend_binary_zval_strcmp(s1, s2);
+		result->value.lval = NORMALIZE_BOOL(result->value.lval);
 		result->type = IS_LONG;
 	}
 	return;