diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754sp.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754sp.c
index e0b2c45..860e916 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754sp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/ieee754sp.c
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@
 	assert(ieee754sp_issnan(r));
 
 	ieee754_setcx(IEEE754_INVALID_OPERATION);
-	if (ieee754_csr.nan2008)
+	if (ieee754_csr.nan2008) {
 		SPMANT(r) |= SP_MBIT(SP_FBITS - 1);
-	else
-		r = ieee754sp_indef();
+	} else {
+		SPMANT(r) &= ~SP_MBIT(SP_FBITS - 1);
+		if (!ieee754sp_isnan(r))
+			SPMANT(r) |= SP_MBIT(SP_FBITS - 2);
+	}
 
 	return r;
 }