1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index cc7c389d..5babae42 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -4685,9 +4685,8 @@ val equal(val left, val right)
     break;
   case BUF:
     if (type(right) == BUF) {
-      cnum ll = c_num(left->b.len, self);
-      cnum rl = c_num(right->b.len, self);
-      if (ll == rl && memcmp(left->b.data, right->b.data, ll) == 0)
+      if (left->b.len == right->b.len &&
+          memcmp(left->b.data, right->b.data, left->b.len) == 0)
         return t;
     }
     break;
@@ -7231,12 +7230,10 @@ tail:
     }
   case BUF:
     {
-      cnum ll = c_num(left->b.len, self);
-      cnum rl = c_num(right->b.len, self);
-      cnum len = min(ll, rl);
+      ucnum len = min(left->b.len, right->b.len);
       int cmp = memcmp(left->b.data, right->b.data, len);
 
-      if (cmp < 0 || (cmp == 0 && ll < rl))
+      if (cmp < 0 || (cmp == 0 && left->b.len < right->b.len))
         return t;
 
       return nil;