1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/_uint.rs b/src/lib/_uint.rs
index f3a6f935..2c2629c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/_uint.rs
+++ b/src/lib/_uint.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ fn next_power_of_two(uint n) -> uint {
   let uint shift = 1u;
   while (shift <= halfbits) {
     tmp |= tmp >> shift;
-    shift <<= 1u;
+    // FIXME (issue #152):  This would be just a tad cuter if it were
+    //   shift <<= 1u
+    shift = shift << 1u;
   }
   ret tmp + 1u;
 }