diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/generic/bionic/strlen.c b/libc/arch-arm/generic/bionic/strlen.c
index f6b920937..dccd56448 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/generic/bionic/strlen.c
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/generic/bionic/strlen.c
@@ -67,53 +67,46 @@ size_t strlen(const char *s) __overloadable
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
+        "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
 #if !defined(__OPTIMIZE_SIZE__)
-        "bne     1f                         \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
         "sub     %[t], %[v], %[mask], lsr #7\n"
         "and     %[t], %[t], %[mask]        \n"
         "bics    %[t], %[t], %[v]           \n"
-        "it      eq                         \n"
-        "ldreq   %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
+        "bne     1f                         \n"
+        "ldr     %[v], [%[s]], #4           \n"
 #endif
-        "beq     0b                         \n"
+        "b       0b                         \n"
         "1:                                 \n"
         "add     %[l], %[l], %[s]           \n"
         "tst     %[v], #0xFF                \n"