diff --git a/newlib/libm/math/e_pow.c b/newlib/libm/math/e_pow.c
index 6d2a501a1..5fd28e65f 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/math/e_pow.c
+++ b/newlib/libm/math/e_pow.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ ivln2_l  =  1.92596299112661746887e-08; /* 0x3E54AE0B, 0xF85DDF44 =1/ln2 tail*/
     /* x|y==NaN return NaN unless x==1 then return 1 */
 	if(ix > 0x7ff00000 || ((ix==0x7ff00000)&&(lx!=0)) ||
 	   iy > 0x7ff00000 || ((iy==0x7ff00000)&&(ly!=0))) {
-	    if(((ix-0x3ff00000)|lx)==0) return one;
+	    if(((hx-0x3ff00000)|lx)==0) return one;
 	    else return nan("");	
 	}