diff --git a/archival/lzop.c b/archival/lzop.c
index ab4d34c88..c6e718ad7 100644
--- a/archival/lzop.c
+++ b/archival/lzop.c
@@ -697,10 +697,16 @@ static NOINLINE smallint lzo_compress(const header_t *h)
 	return ok;
 }
 
-static void lzo_check(uint32_t FAST_FUNC (*fn)(uint32_t, const uint8_t*, unsigned),
-		uint32_t ref, uint32_t init,
-		uint8_t* buf, unsigned len)
+static FAST_FUNC void lzo_check(
+		uint32_t init,
+		uint8_t* buf, unsigned len,
+		uint32_t FAST_FUNC (*fn)(uint32_t, const uint8_t*, unsigned),
+		uint32_t ref)
 {
+	/* This function, by having the same order of parameters
+	 * as fn, and by being marked FAST_FUNC (same as fn),
+	 * saves a dozen bytes of code.
+	 */
 	uint32_t c = fn(init, buf, len);
 	if (c != ref)
 		bb_error_msg_and_die("checksum error");
@@ -747,9 +753,8 @@ static NOINLINE smallint lzo_decompress(const header_t *h)
 
 		if (dst_len > block_size) {
 			if (b2) {
-//FIXME!
-				b2 = NULL;
 				free(b2);
+				b2 = NULL;
 			}
 			block_size = dst_len;
 			mcs_block_size = MAX_COMPRESSED_SIZE(block_size);
@@ -781,13 +786,13 @@ static NOINLINE smallint lzo_decompress(const header_t *h)
 			if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_F)) {
 				/* verify checksum of compressed block */
 				if (h->flags & F_ADLER32_C)
-					lzo_check(lzo_adler32, c_adler32,
-							ADLER32_INIT_VALUE,
-							b1, src_len);
+					lzo_check(ADLER32_INIT_VALUE,
+							b1, src_len,
+							lzo_adler32, c_adler32);
 				if (h->flags & F_CRC32_C)
-					lzo_check(lzo_crc32, c_crc32,
-							CRC32_INIT_VALUE,
-							b1, src_len);
+					lzo_check(CRC32_INIT_VALUE,
+							b1, src_len,
+							lzo_crc32, c_crc32);
 			}
 
 			/* decompress */
@@ -808,11 +813,13 @@ static NOINLINE smallint lzo_decompress(const header_t *h)
 		if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_F)) {
 			/* verify checksum of uncompressed block */
 			if (h->flags & F_ADLER32_D)
-				lzo_check(lzo_adler32, d_adler32, ADLER32_INIT_VALUE,
-					  dst, dst_len);
+				lzo_check(ADLER32_INIT_VALUE,
+					dst, dst_len,
+					lzo_adler32, d_adler32);
 			if (h->flags & F_CRC32_D)
-				lzo_check(lzo_crc32, d_crc32, CRC32_INIT_VALUE,
-					  dst, dst_len);
+				lzo_check(CRC32_INIT_VALUE,
+					dst, dst_len,
+					lzo_crc32, d_crc32);
 		}
 
 		/* write uncompressed block data */