diff --git a/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsELFObjectWriter.cpp b/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsELFObjectWriter.cpp
index 8e6603c5559..8967d8414db 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsELFObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsELFObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ static void setMatch(MipsRelocationEntry &Hi, MipsRelocationEntry &Lo) {
 static int cmpRel(const ELFRelocationEntry *AP, const ELFRelocationEntry *BP) {
   const ELFRelocationEntry &A = *AP;
   const ELFRelocationEntry &B = *BP;
-  if (A.Offset != B.Offset)
-    return B.Offset - A.Offset;
+  if (A.Offset < B.Offset)
+    return 1;
+  if (A.Offset > B.Offset)
+    return -1;
   assert(B.Type != A.Type && "We don't have a total order");
   return A.Type - B.Type;
 }