diff --git a/library/nist_kw.c b/library/nist_kw.c
index c0eed67..174a1ee 100644
--- a/library/nist_kw.c
+++ b/library/nist_kw.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     size_t i = 0;
     for( i = 0; i < sizeof( t ); i++ )
     {
-        A[i] ^= BYTE_0( t >> ( ( sizeof( t ) - 1 - i ) * 8 ) );
+        A[i] ^= ( t >> ( ( sizeof( t ) - 1 - i ) * 8 ) ) & 0xff;
     }
 }