diff --git a/mach/mantra/int/mloop8 b/mach/mantra/int/mloop8
index 0b548c48a..ce69ff2e6 100644
--- a/mach/mantra/int/mloop8
+++ b/mach/mantra/int/mloop8
@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ ret_1W:		move.l	#0,d0
 		lea	retarea,a5 ;	bra	4f
 ret_0:		move.w	#-1,retsize
 4:		unlk	a2	;	cmp.l	a2,d6
-		beq	hlt_z ;	move.l	(sp)+,a3
+		bne	9f
+		cl	-(sp)
+		jsr	hlt_z 
+9:
+		move.l	(sp)+,a3
 		move.l	(sp)+,a0		!FILE OR PROC DES BASE IN a0
 #if	count+flow+prof
 		move.l	a0,curproc		!SAVE PROC DES BASE CUR PROC
diff --git a/mach/mantra/int/mloopa b/mach/mantra/int/mloopa
index 187c7914c..f0c035927 100644
--- a/mach/mantra/int/mloopa
+++ b/mach/mantra/int/mloopa
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ lhalt:
 		clr.l	(a1)+		!skip file name
 		bra	4b		!only new line
 9:
-		cl	-(sp)
 	.sect .data
 emlast:	.asciz	"em_last"
 mess1:	.asciz	"no line processed yet\n"