diff --git a/src/asm/format.c b/src/asm/format.c
index 1a38aa56..456cfc25 100644
--- a/src/asm/format.c
+++ b/src/asm/format.c
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@ void fmt_PrintNumber(char *buf, size_t bufLen, struct FormatSpec const *fmt, uin
 	if (fmt->type == 'd' || fmt->type == 'f') {
 		int32_t v = value;
 
-		if (v < 0) {
+		if (v < 0 && v != INT32_MIN) {
 			sign = '-';
-			if (v != INT32_MIN)
-				value = -v;
+			value = -v;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/asm/minimum-int.asm b/test/asm/minimum-int.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c3cfc66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/minimum-int.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+m = $8000_0000
+assert m == 1 << 31
+assert m == -(1 << 31)
+assert m == (-2)**31
+
+	println "{m}"
+	println "({12d:m})"
+	println "({-12d:m})"
diff --git a/test/asm/minimum-int.err b/test/asm/minimum-int.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/asm/minimum-int.out b/test/asm/minimum-int.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a36897da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/minimum-int.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$80000000
+( -2147483648)
+(-2147483648 )