diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index e63da2831a..e4c6ae6b38 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ extern int daemon(int, int);
 /* Minimum function that returns zero only iff both values are zero.
  * Intended for use with unsigned values only. */
 #ifndef MIN_NON_ZERO
-#define MIN_NON_ZERO(a, b) (((a) != 0 && (a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
+#define MIN_NON_ZERO(a, b) ((a) == 0 ? (b) : \
+                                ((b) == 0 ? (a) : (MIN(a, b))))
 #endif
 
 /* Round number down to multiple */