diff --git a/libgloss/kvx-elf/include/kvx/asm_context.h b/libgloss/kvx-elf/include/kvx/asm_context.h
index ee69415aecb98..8915406d8b0fc 100644
--- a/libgloss/kvx-elf/include/kvx/asm_context.h
+++ b/libgloss/kvx-elf/include/kvx/asm_context.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	lq.u  $r6r7  = __KVX_CONTEXT_SPS_CS[\from]  ## $sps  - $cs
 	;;
 	set   $spc   = $r2
-	xord  $r33   = $r6, $r33         # generate a mask of ones with a '1' at each bit where the current $sps ($r33) differs from the $sps ($r6) to be restored
+	eord  $r33   = $r6, $r33         # generate a mask of ones with a '1' at each bit where the current $sps ($r33) differs from the $sps ($r6) to be restored
 	notd  $r34   = $r6               # prepare WFXL clear mask on LSBs
 	slld  $r35   = $r6, 32           # prepare WFXL set mask on MSBs
 	ld.u  $r8    = __KVX_CONTEXT_LC[\from]      ## $lc
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/kvx/memcmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/kvx/memcmp.S
index 362cd6f63d02a..0e6647bd46f12 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/kvx/memcmp.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/kvx/memcmp.S
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ memcmp:
    ret
    ;;
 .Lstreaming_kernel_exit:
-   xord $r0 = $r4, $r5
+   eord $r0 = $r4, $r5
    lq.dnez $r6? $r14r15 = 0[$r12]
    ;;
    ctzd $r0 = $r0