diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
index 186b4da640..11521cebf4 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.h
@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ static float32 propagateFloat32NaN( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
     flag aIsLargerSignificand;
     bits32 av, bv;
 
-    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) )
-        return float32_default_nan;
-
     aIsQuietNaN = float32_is_quiet_nan( a );
     aIsSignalingNaN = float32_is_signaling_nan( a );
     bIsQuietNaN = float32_is_quiet_nan( b );
@@ -290,6 +287,9 @@ static float32 propagateFloat32NaN( float32 a, float32 b STATUS_PARAM)
 
     if ( aIsSignalingNaN | bIsSignalingNaN ) float_raise( float_flag_invalid STATUS_VAR);
 
+    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) )
+        return float32_default_nan;
+
     if ((bits32)(av<<1) < (bits32)(bv<<1)) {
         aIsLargerSignificand = 0;
     } else if ((bits32)(bv<<1) < (bits32)(av<<1)) {
@@ -423,9 +423,6 @@ static float64 propagateFloat64NaN( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
     flag aIsLargerSignificand;
     bits64 av, bv;
 
-    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) )
-        return float64_default_nan;
-
     aIsQuietNaN = float64_is_quiet_nan( a );
     aIsSignalingNaN = float64_is_signaling_nan( a );
     bIsQuietNaN = float64_is_quiet_nan( b );
@@ -435,6 +432,9 @@ static float64 propagateFloat64NaN( float64 a, float64 b STATUS_PARAM)
 
     if ( aIsSignalingNaN | bIsSignalingNaN ) float_raise( float_flag_invalid STATUS_VAR);
 
+    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) )
+        return float64_default_nan;
+
     if ((bits64)(av<<1) < (bits64)(bv<<1)) {
         aIsLargerSignificand = 0;
     } else if ((bits64)(bv<<1) < (bits64)(av<<1)) {
@@ -574,12 +574,6 @@ static floatx80 propagateFloatx80NaN( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
     flag aIsQuietNaN, aIsSignalingNaN, bIsQuietNaN, bIsSignalingNaN;
     flag aIsLargerSignificand;
 
-    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) ) {
-        a.low = floatx80_default_nan_low;
-        a.high = floatx80_default_nan_high;
-        return a;
-    }
-
     aIsQuietNaN = floatx80_is_quiet_nan( a );
     aIsSignalingNaN = floatx80_is_signaling_nan( a );
     bIsQuietNaN = floatx80_is_quiet_nan( b );
@@ -587,6 +581,12 @@ static floatx80 propagateFloatx80NaN( floatx80 a, floatx80 b STATUS_PARAM)
 
     if ( aIsSignalingNaN | bIsSignalingNaN ) float_raise( float_flag_invalid STATUS_VAR);
 
+    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) ) {
+        a.low = floatx80_default_nan_low;
+        a.high = floatx80_default_nan_high;
+        return a;
+    }
+
     if (a.low < b.low) {
         aIsLargerSignificand = 0;
     } else if (b.low < a.low) {
@@ -719,12 +719,6 @@ static float128 propagateFloat128NaN( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM)
     flag aIsQuietNaN, aIsSignalingNaN, bIsQuietNaN, bIsSignalingNaN;
     flag aIsLargerSignificand;
 
-    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) ) {
-        a.low = float128_default_nan_low;
-        a.high = float128_default_nan_high;
-        return a;
-    }
-
     aIsQuietNaN = float128_is_quiet_nan( a );
     aIsSignalingNaN = float128_is_signaling_nan( a );
     bIsQuietNaN = float128_is_quiet_nan( b );
@@ -732,6 +726,12 @@ static float128 propagateFloat128NaN( float128 a, float128 b STATUS_PARAM)
 
     if ( aIsSignalingNaN | bIsSignalingNaN ) float_raise( float_flag_invalid STATUS_VAR);
 
+    if ( STATUS(default_nan_mode) ) {
+        a.low = float128_default_nan_low;
+        a.high = float128_default_nan_high;
+        return a;
+    }
+
     if (lt128(a.high<<1, a.low, b.high<<1, b.low)) {
         aIsLargerSignificand = 0;
     } else if (lt128(b.high<<1, b.low, a.high<<1, a.low)) {