diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f0830cd..30fcabd 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 specifyKotlinAsDependency=false
 
 projectGroup=ru.dbotthepony.kommons
-projectVersion=2.1.6
+projectVersion=2.1.7
 
 guavaDepVersion=33.0.0
 gsonDepVersion=2.8.9
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kommons/io/OutputStreamUtils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kommons/io/OutputStreamUtils.kt
index b6cea04..b7dbb14 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kommons/io/OutputStreamUtils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/kommons/io/OutputStreamUtils.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private fun Int.toSignedVar(): Int {
 	if (this >= 0)
 		return this shl 1
 	else
-		return (this shl 1) or 1
+		return ((-this - 1) shl 1) or 1
 }
 
 private fun Long.toSignedVar(): Long {