diff --git a/libcpu/arm/cortex-m33/cpuport.c b/libcpu/arm/cortex-m33/cpuport.c
index 42b5798507..41325105d7 100644
--- a/libcpu/arm/cortex-m33/cpuport.c
+++ b/libcpu/arm/cortex-m33/cpuport.c
@@ -473,17 +473,13 @@ exit
 #elif defined(__CLANG_ARM)
 int __rt_ffs(int value)
 {
-    __asm volatile(
-        "CMP     r0, #0x00            \n"
-        "BEQ     1f                   \n"
+    if (value == 0) return value;
 
+    __asm volatile(
         "RBIT    r0, r0               \n"
         "CLZ     r0, r0               \n"
         "ADDS    r0, r0, #0x01        \n"
 
-        "1:                           \n"
-        "BX      lr                   \n"
-
         : "=r"(value)
         : "r"(value)
     );