1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index e7544474b..6c898b793 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -509,15 +509,10 @@ static int sortcmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 
         /* Make dif fit into an int */
         if (sizeof(dif) > sizeof(int)) {
-                if (sizeof(dif) == sizeof(int)*2) {
-                        /* typical on many arches */
-                        if (dif != 0) {
-                                dif = 1 | (int)((uoff_t)dif >> (sizeof(int)*8));
-                        }
-                } else {
-                        while ((dif & ~(off_t)INT_MAX) != 0) {
-                                dif >>= (sizeof(int)*8 / 2);
-                        }
+                enum { BITS_TO_SHIFT = 8 * (sizeof(dif) - sizeof(int)) };
+                /* shift leaving only "int" worth of bits */
+                if (dif != 0) {
+                        dif = 1 | (int)((uoff_t)dif >> BITS_TO_SHIFT);
                 }
         }