diff --git a/library/ecp.c b/library/ecp.c
index fdfc960..0212069 100644
--- a/library/ecp.c
+++ b/library/ecp.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,7 @@
     /*
      * Next two bytes are the namedcurve value
      */
-    buf[0] = MBEDTLS_BYTE_1( curve_info->tls_id );
-    buf[1] = MBEDTLS_BYTE_0( curve_info->tls_id );
+    MBEDTLS_PUT_UINT16_BE( curve_info->tls_id, buf, 0 );
 
     return( 0 );
 }