diff --git a/asm/math.s b/asm/math.s
index fca208c37..70d9cb087 100644
--- a/asm/math.s
+++ b/asm/math.s
@@ -8,18 +8,16 @@
 
 .balign 32
 glabel mtxf_to_mtx_asm
-    li.s $f6, 4.0
+    li.s $f6, 0.25
     li.s $f8, 1.0
     li $v0, 1
     li.s $f4, 65536.0
-    // flags will never update in this loop, so do the compare only once.
-    // if this ever breaks contact someone2639, and then maybe MIPS Technologies, Inc.
-    c.eq.s $f6, $f8
 1:
     lwc1 $f0, ($a1)
     lwc1 $f2, 0x04($a1)
-    bc1f 3f
-2:
+    mul.s $f0, $f6
+    mul.s $f2, $f6
+
     andi $t0, $v0, (1 << 1)
     mul.s $f0, $f4
     trunc.w.s $f0, $f0
@@ -51,8 +49,4 @@ storezero:
     sh $zero, 0x02($a0)
     sh $zero, 0x22($a0)
     j loopend
-3:
-    div.s $f0, $f6
-    div.s $f2, $f6
-    b 2b