diff --git a/target-arm/neon_helper.c b/target-arm/neon_helper.c
index 9d54a75ef3..bf324c62b6 100644
--- a/target-arm/neon_helper.c
+++ b/target-arm/neon_helper.c
@@ -1789,9 +1789,7 @@ uint32_t HELPER(neon_abd_f32)(uint32_t a, uint32_t b)
 {
     float32 f0 = make_float32(a);
     float32 f1 = make_float32(b);
-    return float32_val((float32_compare_quiet(f0, f1, NFS) == 1)
-                    ? float32_sub(f0, f1, NFS)
-                    : float32_sub(f1, f0, NFS));
+    return float32_val(float32_abs(float32_sub(f0, f1, NFS)));
 }
 
 uint32_t HELPER(neon_add_f32)(uint32_t a, uint32_t b)