diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p256.zig b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p256.zig
index c7dac55b24..5898f83c10 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p256.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p256.zig
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ pub const P256 = struct {
         const e1 = slide(s1);
         const e2 = slide(s2);
         var q = P256.identityElement;
-        var pos: usize = 2 * 32 - 1;
+        var pos: usize = 2 * 32;
         while (true) : (pos -= 1) {
             const slot1 = e1[pos];
             if (slot1 > 0) {
diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p384.zig b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p384.zig
index 854343c1e4..0694d4f259 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p384.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/p384.zig
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ pub const P384 = struct {
         const e1 = slide(s1);
         const e2 = slide(s2);
         var q = P384.identityElement;
-        var pos: usize = 2 * 48 - 1;
+        var pos: usize = 2 * 48;
         while (true) : (pos -= 1) {
             const slot1 = e1[pos];
             if (slot1 > 0) {
diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p256.zig b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p256.zig
index ce21ac8ba0..eab69d351e 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p256.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p256.zig
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ test "p256 double base multiplication" {
     try testing.expect(pr1.equivalent(pr2));
 }
 
+test "p256 double base multiplication with large scalars" {
+    const p1 = P256.basePoint;
+    const p2 = P256.basePoint.dbl();
+    const s1 = [_]u8{0xee} ** 32;
+    const s2 = [_]u8{0xdd} ** 32;
+    const pr1 = try P256.mulDoubleBasePublic(p1, s1, p2, s2, .Little);
+    const pr2 = (try p1.mul(s1, .Little)).add(try p2.mul(s2, .Little));
+    try testing.expect(pr1.equivalent(pr2));
+}
+
 test "p256 scalar inverse" {
     const expected = "3b549196a13c898a6f6e84dfb3a22c40a8b9b17fb88e408ea674e451cd01d0a6";
     var out: [32]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p384.zig b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p384.zig
index 54c5148ae0..cba1d91a81 100644
--- a/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p384.zig
+++ b/lib/std/crypto/pcurves/tests/p384.zig
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ test "p384 double base multiplication" {
     try testing.expect(pr1.equivalent(pr2));
 }
 
+test "p384 double base multiplication with large scalars" {
+    const p1 = P384.basePoint;
+    const p2 = P384.basePoint.dbl();
+    const s1 = [_]u8{0xee} ** 48;
+    const s2 = [_]u8{0xdd} ** 48;
+    const pr1 = try P384.mulDoubleBasePublic(p1, s1, p2, s2, .Little);
+    const pr2 = (try p1.mul(s1, .Little)).add(try p2.mul(s2, .Little));
+    try testing.expect(pr1.equivalent(pr2));
+}
+
 test "p384 scalar inverse" {
     const expected = "a3cc705f33b5679a66e76ce66e68055c927c5dba531b2837b18fe86119511091b54d733f26b2e7a0f6fa2e7ea21ca806";
     var out: [48]u8 = undefined;