1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/base85.c b/base85.c
index b88270f908..7b76542531 100644
--- a/base85.c
+++ b/base85.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		int len = strlen(av[2]);
 		encode_85(buf, av[2], len);
 		if (len <= 26) len = len + 'A' - 1;
-		else len = len + 'a' - 26 + 1;
+		else len = len + 'a' - 26 - 1;
 		printf("encoded: %c%s\n", len, buf);
 		return 0;
 	}