diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cpu-features.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cpu-features.h
index 51680d15ca8e..d445d060e346 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/cpu-features.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cpu-features.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 /*
  * MIPS32, MIPS64, VR5500, IDT32332, IDT32334 and maybe a few other
- * pre-MIPS32/MIPS53 processors have CLO, CLZ.	The IDT RC64574 is 64-bit and
+ * pre-MIPS32/MIPS64 processors have CLO, CLZ.	The IDT RC64574 is 64-bit and
  * has CLO and CLZ but not DCLO nor DCLZ.  For 64-bit kernels
  * cpu_has_clo_clz also indicates the availability of DCLO and DCLZ.
  */
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/dma-default.c b/arch/mips/mm/dma-default.c
index f25a7e9f8cbc..5f8b95512580 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/dma-default.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/dma-default.c
@@ -308,12 +308,10 @@ static void mips_dma_sync_sg_for_cpu(struct device *dev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/* Make sure that gcc doesn't leave the empty loop body.  */
-	for (i = 0; i < nelems; i++, sg++) {
-		if (cpu_needs_post_dma_flush(dev))
+	if (cpu_needs_post_dma_flush(dev))
+		for (i = 0; i < nelems; i++, sg++)
 			__dma_sync(sg_page(sg), sg->offset, sg->length,
 				   direction);
-	}
 }
 
 static void mips_dma_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev,
@@ -321,12 +319,10 @@ static void mips_dma_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/* Make sure that gcc doesn't leave the empty loop body.  */
-	for (i = 0; i < nelems; i++, sg++) {
-		if (!plat_device_is_coherent(dev))
+	if (!plat_device_is_coherent(dev))
+		for (i = 0; i < nelems; i++, sg++)
 			__dma_sync(sg_page(sg), sg->offset, sg->length,
 				   direction);
-	}
 }
 
 int mips_dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)