diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c431dc6e9..e9548a214 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	* Fixed invalid calculation in DHT node distance
 	* Fixed bug in URL parser that failed to parse IPv6 addresses
 	* added peer download rate approximation
 	* added port filter for outgoing connection (to prevent
diff --git a/src/kademlia/node_id.cpp b/src/kademlia/node_id.cpp
index 52a5c766a..99f3df219 100644
--- a/src/kademlia/node_id.cpp
+++ b/src/kademlia/node_id.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int distance_exp(node_id const& n1, node_id const& n2)
 		// return the bit-number of the first bit
 		// that differs
 		int bit = byte * 8;
-		for (int b = 7; b > 0; --b)
+		for (int b = 7; b >= 0; --b)
 			if (t >= (1 << b)) return bit + b;
 		return bit;
 	}