diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
index af08277a63..3b7ffe08d9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/sysdep.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1992, 93, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1992, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, August 1995.
    ARM changes by Philip Blundell, <pjb27@cam.ac.uk>, May 1997.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
    Since version 2.1 the return value of a system call might be
    negative even if the call succeeded.  E.g., the `lseek' system call
    might return a large offset.  Therefore we must not anymore test
-   for < 0, but test for a real error by making sure the value in %eax
+   for < 0, but test for a real error by making sure the value in R0
    is a real error number.  Linus said he will make sure the no syscall
    returns a value in -1 .. -4095 as a valid result so we can savely
    test with -4095.  */
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   ENTRY (name)								      \
     DO_CALL (args, syscall_name);					      \
     cmn r0, $4096;							      \
-    bge syscall_error;
+    bgt syscall_error;
 
 #undef	PSEUDO_END
 #define	PSEUDO_END(name)						      \