diff --git a/include/psa/crypto_values.h b/include/psa/crypto_values.h
index 174a1f1..94616aa 100644
--- a/include/psa/crypto_values.h
+++ b/include/psa/crypto_values.h
@@ -2566,7 +2566,7 @@
  *         ::psa_pake_primitive_t.
  */
 #define PSA_PAKE_PRIMITIVE(pake_type, pake_family, pake_bits) \
-    (pake_bits > 0xFFFF) ? 0 :                                \
+    ((pake_bits & 0xFFFF) != pake_bits) ? 0 :                 \
     ((psa_pake_primitive_t) (((pake_type) << 24 |             \
             (pake_family) << 16) | (pake_bits)))