1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/script/script.h b/src/script/script.h
index daf4224530..773ffbb985 100644
--- a/src/script/script.h
+++ b/src/script/script.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public:
 
         std::vector<unsigned char> result;
         const bool neg = value < 0;
-        uint64_t absvalue = neg ? -value : value;
+        uint64_t absvalue = neg ? ~static_cast<uint64_t>(value) + 1 : static_cast<uint64_t>(value);
 
         while(absvalue)
         {