diff --git a/src/p_mach.cpp b/src/p_mach.cpp
index 2ebac2dd..988113d2 100644
--- a/src/p_mach.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mach.cpp
@@ -562,8 +562,6 @@ PackMachBase<T>::compare_segment_command(void const *const aa, void const *const
     unsigned const xb = b->cmd - lc_seg;
            if (xa < xb)        return -1;  // LC_SEGMENT first
            if (xa > xb)        return  1;
-// mfx @jreiser: we do not want to return 0; please check
-////       if (0 != xa)        return  0;  // not LC_SEGMENT
     // Ascending by .fileoff so that find_SEGMENT_gap works
     if (a->fileoff < b->fileoff)
                                return -1;
@@ -573,15 +571,12 @@ PackMachBase<T>::compare_segment_command(void const *const aa, void const *const
     if (a->vmaddr < b->vmaddr) return -1;
     if (a->vmaddr > b->vmaddr) return  1;
     // Descending by .vmsize
-// mfx @jreiser: I think this may violate cmp(a,b) == -cmp(b,a); please check
-//    if ((a->vmsize != 0) != (b->vmsize != 0))
-//        return (a->vmsize != 0) ? -1 : 1;
-    if (a->vmsize)             return -1;  // 'a' is first
-    if (b->vmsize)             return  1;  // 'a' is last
+    if ((a->vmsize != 0) != (b->vmsize != 0))
+        return (a->vmsize != 0) ? -1 : 1;
     // What could remain?
+    // try to make sort order deterministic and just compare more fields
 #define CMP(field) \
     if (a->field != b->field) return a->field < b->field ? -1 : 1
-    // try to make sort order deterministic and just compare more fields
     CMP(vmsize);
     CMP(cmdsize);
     CMP(filesize);