1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/marshal.c b/marshal.c
index 35ceee9aa0..284d4e0fe8 100644
--- a/marshal.c
+++ b/marshal.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ shortlen(len, ds)
 	num = SHORTDN(num);
 	offset++;
     }
-    return len*sizeof(BDIGIT)/sizeof(short) - offset;
+    return (len - 1)*sizeof(BDIGIT)/sizeof(short) + offset;
 }
 #define SHORTLEN(x) shortlen((x),d)
 #endif