diff --git a/src/pulsecore/svolume_mmx.c b/src/pulsecore/svolume_mmx.c
index ad5392785..5243b4474 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/svolume_mmx.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/svolume_mmx.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
       " add "#a", %3                 \n\t" \
       " mov %3, %4                   \n\t" \
       " sub "#b", %4                 \n\t" \
-      " cmp "#b", %3                 \n\t" \
       " cmovae %4, %3                \n\t" 
 
 /* swap 16 bits */
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/svolume_sse.c b/src/pulsecore/svolume_sse.c
index b0a6e0ddf..98f828c03 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/svolume_sse.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/svolume_sse.c
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@
       " add "#a", %3                 \n\t" /* channel += inc           */ \
       " mov %3, %4                   \n\t"                                \
       " sub "#b", %4                 \n\t" /* tmp = channel - channels */ \
-      " cmp "#b", %3                 \n\t" /* if (channel >= channels) */ \
-      " cmovae %4, %3                \n\t" /*   channel = tmp          */
+      " cmovae %4, %3                \n\t" /* if (tmp >= 0) channel = tmp  */
 
 /* swap 16 bits */
 #define SWAP_16(s) \