diff --git a/library/debug.c b/library/debug.c
index a9820bfdb..e1086008a 100644
--- a/library/debug.c
+++ b/library/debug.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void mbedtls_debug_print_mpi( const mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl, int level,
     else
     {
         int n;
-        for( n = (int) ( bitlen - 1 ) / 8; n >= 0; n-- )
+        for( n = (int) ( ( bitlen - 1 ) / 8 ); n >= 0; n-- )
         {
             size_t limb_offset = n / sizeof( mbedtls_mpi_uint );
             size_t offset_in_limb = n % sizeof( mbedtls_mpi_uint );