diff --git a/ggml-quants.c b/ggml-quants.c
index 183aaefb2..0cde5b71c 100644
--- a/ggml-quants.c
+++ b/ggml-quants.c
@@ -10106,6 +10106,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_s_q8_K (int n, float * GGML_RESTRICT s, size_t bs, const v
     const uint8x16_t   mask2  = vld1q_u8(k_mask2);
     const int16x8_t    hshift = vld1q_s16(k_shift);
     const uint16x8_t   m256   = vdupq_n_u16(256);
+    const uint16x8_t   m1     = vdupq_n_u8(1);
 
     uint8x16x2_t vs;
     ggml_int8x16x4_t q3s;
@@ -10151,22 +10152,22 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_iq3_s_q8_K (int n, float * GGML_RESTRICT s, size_t bs, const v
             vs.val[0] = vreinterpretq_u8_u32(vdupq_n_u32(signs[0] | (signs[1] << 16)));
             vs.val[1] = vandq_u8(ggml_vqtbl1q_u8(vs.val[0], mask1.val[1]), mask2);
             vs.val[0] = vandq_u8(ggml_vqtbl1q_u8(vs.val[0], mask1.val[0]), mask2);
-            vs.val[0] = vceqq_u8(vs.val[0], mask2);
-            vs.val[1] = vceqq_u8(vs.val[1], mask2);
+            vs.val[0] = vorrq_u8(vceqq_u8(vs.val[0], mask2), m1);
+            vs.val[1] = vorrq_u8(vceqq_u8(vs.val[1], mask2), m1);
 
-            q3s.val[0] = vsubq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(veorq_u8(vs.val[0], vreinterpretq_u8_u32(aux32x4_0))), vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[0]));
-            q3s.val[1] = vsubq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(veorq_u8(vs.val[1], vreinterpretq_u8_u32(aux32x4_1))), vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[1]));
+            q3s.val[0] = vmulq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[0]), vreinterpretq_s8_u32(aux32x4_0));
+            q3s.val[1] = vmulq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[1]), vreinterpretq_s8_u32(aux32x4_1));
 
             vs.val[0] = vreinterpretq_u8_u32(vdupq_n_u32(signs[2] | (signs[3] << 16)));
             vs.val[1] = vandq_u8(ggml_vqtbl1q_u8(vs.val[0], mask1.val[1]), mask2);
             vs.val[0] = vandq_u8(ggml_vqtbl1q_u8(vs.val[0], mask1.val[0]), mask2);
-            vs.val[0] = vceqq_u8(vs.val[0], mask2);
-            vs.val[1] = vceqq_u8(vs.val[1], mask2);
+            vs.val[0] = vorrq_u8(vceqq_u8(vs.val[0], mask2), m1);
+            vs.val[1] = vorrq_u8(vceqq_u8(vs.val[1], mask2), m1);
 
             signs += 4;
 
-            q3s.val[2] = vsubq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(veorq_u8(vs.val[0], vreinterpretq_u8_u32(aux32x4_2))), vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[0]));
-            q3s.val[3] = vsubq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(veorq_u8(vs.val[1], vreinterpretq_u8_u32(aux32x4_3))), vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[1]));
+            q3s.val[2] = vmulq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[0]), vreinterpretq_s8_u32(aux32x4_2));
+            q3s.val[3] = vmulq_s8(vreinterpretq_s8_u8(vs.val[1]), vreinterpretq_s8_u32(aux32x4_3));
 
             const int32x4_t p1 = ggml_vdotq_s32(ggml_vdotq_s32(vdupq_n_s32(0), q3s.val[0], q8b.val[0]), q3s.val[1], q8b.val[1]);
             const int32x4_t p2 = ggml_vdotq_s32(ggml_vdotq_s32(vdupq_n_s32(0), q3s.val[2], q8b.val[2]), q3s.val[3], q8b.val[3]);