diff --git a/fpu/softfloat.c b/fpu/softfloat.c
index fb8663f59ea9122a78b71a210bff77a6dacff598..d90d79d777f8f1285a36efddfe65e9e853e104df 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat.c
+++ b/fpu/softfloat.c
@@ -1146,6 +1146,11 @@ static FloatParts div_floats(FloatParts a, FloatParts b, float_status *s)
         a.cls = float_class_dnan;
         return a;
     }
+    /* Inf / x or 0 / x */
+    if (a.cls == float_class_inf || a.cls == float_class_zero) {
+        a.sign = sign;
+        return a;
+    }
     /* Div 0 => Inf */
     if (b.cls == float_class_zero) {
         s->float_exception_flags |= float_flag_divbyzero;
@@ -1153,11 +1158,6 @@ static FloatParts div_floats(FloatParts a, FloatParts b, float_status *s)
         a.sign = sign;
         return a;
     }
-    /* Inf / x or 0 / x */
-    if (a.cls == float_class_inf || a.cls == float_class_zero) {
-        a.sign = sign;
-        return a;
-    }
     /* Div by Inf */
     if (b.cls == float_class_inf) {
         a.cls = float_class_zero;