diff --git a/src/unity.c b/src/unity.c
index 0f2d2de..03dcc02 100644
--- a/src/unity.c
+++ b/src/unity.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void UnityAssertEqualIntArray(UNITY_INTERNAL_PTR expected,
     if (UnityIsOneArrayNull(expected, actual, lineNumber, msg))
         UNITY_FAIL_AND_BAIL;
 
-    while (elements--)
+    while ((elements > 0) && elements--)
     {
         UNITY_INT expect_val;
         UNITY_INT actual_val;