@@ -84,21 +84,16 @@
 
         /* if x is nan, replace it by y */
         if (x != x)
                 x = y;
 
-/* if x is greater than y or x and y are unordered, replace x by y */
-#if defined(COMPARISON_MACRO_BUG)
-        if (x > y)
-#else
-        if (!islessequal(x, y))
-#endif
+        /* At this point, x and y are either both numeric, or both NaN */
+        if (!isnan(x) && !islessequal(x, y))
                 x = y;
 
         /*
-         * now x and y are either both NaN or both numeric; set the
-         * sign of the result if either x or y has its sign set
+         * set the sign of the result if either x or y has its sign set
          */
         xx.f = x;
         yy.f = y;
         s = (xx.i | yy.i) & 0x80000000;
         xx.i |= s;