diff --git a/src/buildvm_lib.c b/src/buildvm_lib.c
index c98d6312..ed55bf5d 100644
--- a/src/buildvm_lib.c
+++ b/src/buildvm_lib.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void memcpy_endian(void *dst, void *src, size_t n)
   } else {
     size_t i;
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-      ((uint8_t *)dst)[i] = ((uint8_t *)src)[n-i];
+      ((uint8_t *)dst)[i] = ((uint8_t *)src)[n-i-1];
   }
 }