diff --git a/libc/src/math/generic/exp2f.cpp b/libc/src/math/generic/exp2f.cpp
--- a/libc/src/math/generic/exp2f.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/math/generic/exp2f.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@
   int k = static_cast<int>(kf);
   // hi = floor(kf * 2^(-4))
   // exp_hi = shift hi to the exponent field of double precision.
-  int64_t exp_hi = static_cast<int64_t>(k >> ExpBase::MID_BITS)
-                   << fputil::FloatProperties<double>::MANTISSA_WIDTH;
+  int64_t exp_hi =
+      static_cast<int64_t>(static_cast<uint64_t>(k >> ExpBase::MID_BITS)
+                           << fputil::FloatProperties<double>::MANTISSA_WIDTH);
   // mh = 2^hi * 2^mid
   // mh_bits = bit field of mh
   int64_t mh_bits = ExpBase::EXP_2_MID[k & ExpBase::MID_MASK] + exp_hi;