Index: sys/mips/include/atomic.h
===================================================================
--- sys/mips/include/atomic.h
+++ sys/mips/include/atomic.h
@@ -398,13 +398,11 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	__asm __volatile (
-		"1:\n\t"
 		"ll	%0, %1\n\t"		/* load old value */
 		"bne	%0, %4, 2f\n\t"		/* compare */
 		"move	%0, %3\n\t"		/* value to store */
 		"sc	%0, %1\n\t"		/* attempt to store */
-		"beqz	%0, 1b\n\t"		/* if it failed, spin */
-		"j	3f\n\t"
+		"j	3f\n\t"			/* no spin on failure */
 		"2:\n\t"
 		"sw	%0, %2\n\t"		/* save old value */
 		"li	%0, 0\n\t"
@@ -508,13 +506,11 @@
         int ret;
 
         __asm __volatile (
-                "1:\n\t"
 		"lld	%0, %1\n\t"		/* load old value */
                 "bne	%0, %4, 2f\n\t"		/* compare */
                 "move	%0, %3\n\t"		/* value to store */
                 "scd	%0, %1\n\t"		/* attempt to store */
-                "beqz	%0, 1b\n\t"		/* if it failed, spin */
-                "j	3f\n\t"
+                "j	3f\n\t"			/* no spin on failure */
                 "2:\n\t"
                 "sd	%0, %2\n\t"		/* save old value */
                 "li	%0, 0\n\t"