diff --git a/internal/commands/comparison.go b/internal/commands/comparison.go
index 3ece2a3..874b428 100644
--- a/internal/commands/comparison.go
+++ b/internal/commands/comparison.go
@@ -381,20 +381,18 @@ func (cg *comparisonGenerator) genByteGreater() ([]string, error) {
 	// CMP sets C=1 if A >= operand
 	if !cg.useLongJump {
 		return []string{
-			cg.loadOperand(cg.param1, 0),
-			cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 0),
-			fmt.Sprintf("\tbeq %s", cg.skipLabel), // equal means not greater
-			fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", cg.skipLabel), // carry clear means less
+			cg.loadOperand(cg.param2, 0),
+			cg.cmpOperand(cg.param1, 0),
+			fmt.Sprintf("\tbcs %s", cg.skipLabel), // skip if p2 >= p1 (i.e., p1 <= p2)
 		}, nil
 	}
 
 	success := cg.tempLabel()
 	fail := cg.tempLabel()
 	return []string{
-		cg.loadOperand(cg.param1, 0),
-		cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 0),
-		fmt.Sprintf("\tbeq %s", fail),
-		fmt.Sprintf("\tbcs %s", success),
+		cg.loadOperand(cg.param2, 0),
+		cg.cmpOperand(cg.param1, 0),
+		fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", success), // if p2 < p1, success (p1 > p2)
 		fail,
 		fmt.Sprintf("\tjmp %s", cg.skipLabel),
 		success,
@@ -411,11 +409,10 @@ func (cg *comparisonGenerator) genWordGreater() ([]string, error) {
 			cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 1),
 			fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", cg.skipLabel), // p1_hi < p2_hi
 			fmt.Sprintf("\tbne %s", success),      // p1_hi > p2_hi
-			// High bytes equal, check low
-			cg.loadOperand(cg.param1, 0),
-			cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 0),
-			fmt.Sprintf("\tbeq %s", cg.skipLabel), // equal not greater
-			fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", cg.skipLabel), // p1_lo < p2_lo
+			// High bytes equal, check low - swap operands for single branch
+			cg.loadOperand(cg.param2, 0),
+			cg.cmpOperand(cg.param1, 0),
+			fmt.Sprintf("\tbcs %s", cg.skipLabel), // skip if p2 >= p1 (i.e., p1 <= p2)
 			success,
 		}, nil
 	}
@@ -426,10 +423,10 @@ func (cg *comparisonGenerator) genWordGreater() ([]string, error) {
 		cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 1),
 		fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", fail),
 		fmt.Sprintf("\tbne %s", success),
-		cg.loadOperand(cg.param1, 0),
-		cg.cmpOperand(cg.param2, 0),
-		fmt.Sprintf("\tbeq %s", fail),
-		fmt.Sprintf("\tbcs %s", success),
+		// High bytes equal, check low - swap operands for single branch
+		cg.loadOperand(cg.param2, 0),
+		cg.cmpOperand(cg.param1, 0),
+		fmt.Sprintf("\tbcc %s", success), // if p2 < p1, success (p1 > p2)
 		fail,
 		fmt.Sprintf("\tjmp %s", cg.skipLabel),
 		success,