diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
index 710dbbefd551..ff44ebc5829d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
@@ -740,7 +740,10 @@ static u16 rs_get_adjacent_rate(struct iwl_priv *priv, u8 index, u16 rate_mask,
 
 		/* Find the previous rate that is in the rate mask */
 		i = index - 1;
-		for (mask = (1 << i); i >= 0; i--, mask >>= 1) {
+		if (i >= 0)
+			mask = BIT(i);
+
+		for (; i >= 0; i--, mask >>= 1) {
 			if (rate_mask & mask) {
 				low = i;
 				break;