diff --git a/libc/stdlib/bsearch.c b/libc/stdlib/bsearch.c
index 8193d27..7eb6325 100644
--- a/libc/stdlib/bsearch.c
+++ b/libc/stdlib/bsearch.c
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@
 	for (lim = nmemb; lim != 0; lim >>= 1) {
 		p = base + (lim >> 1) * size;
 		cmp = (*compar)(key, p);
-		if (cmp == 0)
-			return ((void *)p);
 		if (cmp > 0) {	/* key > p: move right */
 			base = (char *)p + size;
 			lim--;
+		} else if (cmp == 0) {
+			return ((void *)p);
 		} /* else move left */
 	}
 	return (NULL);