diff --git a/py/mpz.c b/py/mpz.c
index 166fa7adbe..e0475d60a1 100644
--- a/py/mpz.c
+++ b/py/mpz.c
@@ -239,12 +239,8 @@ STATIC mp_uint_t mpn_and_neg(mpz_dig_t *idig, const mpz_dig_t *jdig, mp_uint_t j
         carry >>= DIG_SIZE;
     }
 
-    if (carry != 0) {
-        *idig = carry;
-    } else {
-        // remove trailing zeros
-        for (--idig; idig >= oidig && *idig == 0; --idig) {
-        }
+    // remove trailing zeros
+    for (--idig; idig >= oidig && *idig == 0; --idig) {
     }
 
     return idig + 1 - oidig;
diff --git a/tests/basics/int_big_and.py b/tests/basics/int_big_and.py
index e0d0935a48..2dabe80ecf 100644
--- a/tests/basics/int_big_and.py
+++ b/tests/basics/int_big_and.py
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ print(-2345678901234567890123456789 & a)
 print((-a) & a)
 print((-a) & 0xffffffff)
 print((-a) & 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff)
+print((-a) & 2)
+print((-(1 << 70)) & 2)