diff --git a/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c b/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
index ffd0345780ae..a0c361e6a5d2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
+++ b/arch/mips/fw/lib/cmdline.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ char *fw_getenv(char *envname)
 					result = fw_envp(index + 1);
 					break;
 				} else if (fw_envp(index)[i] == '=') {
-					result = (fw_envp(index + 1) + i);
+					result = fw_envp(index) + i + 1;
 					break;
 				}
 			}