diff --git a/lite_encoding.h b/lite_encoding.h
index 5f6c061..c3da5e7 100644
--- a/lite_encoding.h
+++ b/lite_encoding.h
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static inline uint8_t le_decode_symbol(le_stream *restrict s, le_model *restrict
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static inline uint8_t zigzag8_encode(int8_t v)
 {
-    return (uint8_t)((v << 1) ^ (v >> 7));
+    return (uint8_t)(((uint8_t)v << 1) ^ (v >> 7));
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------