@@ -56,21 +56,16 @@
 
         /* if x is nan, replace it by y */
         if (x != x)
                 x = y;
 
-        /* if x is less than y or x and y are unordered, replace x by y */
-#if defined(COMPARISON_MACRO_BUG)
-        if (x < y)
-#else
-        if (!isgreaterequal(x, y))
-#endif
+        /* At this point, x and y are either both numeric, or both NaN */
+        if (!isnan(x) && !isgreaterequal(x, y))
                 x = y;
 
         /*
-         * now x and y are either both NaN or both numeric; clear the
-         * sign of the result if either x or y has its sign clear
+         * clear the sign of the result if either x or y has its sign clear
          */
         xx.d = x;
         yy.d = y;
 #if defined(__sparc)
         s = ~(xx.i[0] & yy.i[0]) & 0x80000000;