diff --git a/src/lj_asm_x86.h b/src/lj_asm_x86.h
index 303d129f..941d0919 100644
--- a/src/lj_asm_x86.h
+++ b/src/lj_asm_x86.h
@@ -1731,8 +1731,12 @@ static void asm_intarith(ASMState *as, IRIns *ir, x86Arith xa)
   Reg dest, right;
   int32_t k = 0;
   if (as->flagmcp == as->mcp) {  /* Drop test r,r instruction. */
-    as->flagmcp = NULL;
-    as->mcp += (LJ_64 && *as->mcp < XI_TESTb) ? 3 : 2;
+    MCode *p = as->mcp + ((LJ_64 && *as->mcp < XI_TESTb) ? 3 : 2);
+    if ((p[1] & 15) < 14) {
+      if ((p[1] & 15) >= 12) p[1] -= 4;  /* L <->S, NL <-> NS */
+      as->flagmcp = NULL;
+      as->mcp = p;
+    }  /* else: cannot transform LE/NLE to cc without use of OF. */
   }
   right = IR(rref)->r;
   if (ra_hasreg(right)) {