diff --git a/src/mslot_class.c b/src/mslot_class.c
index 9d54afe..ff40f29 100644
--- a/src/mslot_class.c
+++ b/src/mslot_class.c
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@
 
 bool mslot_test_and_set_bit(uint32_t *bits, size_t elem)
 {
-	bool was_set = bits[elem/32] & (1 << (elem % 32));
-	bits[elem/32] |= (1 << (elem % 32));
+	bool was_set = bits[elem/32] & (((uint32_t)1) << (elem % 32));
+	bits[elem/32] |= (((uint32_t)1) << (elem % 32));
 
 	return was_set;
 }