diff --git a/src/script.h b/src/script.h
index ea944b499..7cb863d1c 100644
--- a/src/script.h
+++ b/src/script.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ private:
       // If the input vector's most significant byte is 0x80, remove it from
       // the result's msb and return a negative.
       if (vch.back() & 0x80)
-          return -(result & ~(0x80 << (8 * (vch.size() - 1))));
+          return -(result & ~(0x80ULL << (8 * (vch.size() - 1))));
 
       return result;
     }