diff --git a/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak b/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
index 4f97b62..8a28ba9 100644
--- a/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ obj bytecode_generator (Object) {
                     return emit_addi(emit_not(params[0]), 1)
                 } else {
                     if (lhs_type->indirection == 0) {
-                        return emit_add(params[0], params[1])
+                        return emit_add(params[0], emit_addi(emit_not(params[1]), 1))
                     } else {
                         return emit_add(params[0], emit_addi(emit_not(emit_smul(params[1], emit_imm(type_size(lhs_type->clone_with_decreased_indirection())))), 1))
                     }