diff --git a/ppc-simd.h b/ppc-simd.h
index b5b94397..d3497cb4 100644
--- a/ppc-simd.h
+++ b/ppc-simd.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ inline T VectorGetLow(const T& val)
     //const T zero = {0};
     //const uint8x16_p mask = {16,16,16,16, 16,16,16,16, 8,9,10,11, 12,13,14,15 };
     //return (T)vec_perm(val, zero, mask);
-    return VectorShiftLeft<8>(VectorShiftRight<8>(val));
+    return VectorShiftRight<8>(VectorShiftLeft<8>(val));
 }
 
 /// \brief Extract a dword from a vector