diff --git a/library/base64.c b/library/base64.c
index 1a05226..9cf5dd4 100644
--- a/library/base64.c
+++ b/library/base64.c
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@
         if( ++n == 4 )
         {
             n = 0;
-            if( j > 0 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x >> 16 );
-            if( j > 1 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x >>  8 );
-            if( j > 2 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x       );
+            if( j > 0 ) *p++ = MBEDTLS_BYTE_2( x );
+            if( j > 1 ) *p++ = MBEDTLS_BYTE_1( x );
+            if( j > 2 ) *p++ = MBEDTLS_BYTE_0( x );
         }
     }