diff --git a/library/bignum.c b/library/bignum.c
index e406cc82a..7a29eb641 100644
--- a/library/bignum.c
+++ b/library/bignum.c
@@ -1269,8 +1269,8 @@ cleanup:
  * d -= s where d and s have the same size and d >= s.
  */
 static void mpi_sub_hlp( size_t n,
-                         const mbedtls_mpi_uint *s,
-                         mbedtls_mpi_uint *d )
+                         mbedtls_mpi_uint *d,
+                         const mbedtls_mpi_uint *s )
 {
     size_t i;
     mbedtls_mpi_uint c, z;
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ int mbedtls_mpi_sub_abs( mbedtls_mpi *X, const mbedtls_mpi *A, const mbedtls_mpi
         if( B->p[n - 1] != 0 )
             break;
 
-    mpi_sub_hlp( n, B->p, X->p );
+    mpi_sub_hlp( n, X->p, B->p );
 
 cleanup:
 
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ static void mpi_montmul( mbedtls_mpi *A, const mbedtls_mpi *B, const mbedtls_mpi
      * timing attacks. */
     /* Set d to A + (2^biL)^n - N. */
     d[n] += 1;
-    mpi_sub_hlp( n, N->p, d );
+    mpi_sub_hlp( n, d, N->p );
     /* Now d - (2^biL)^n = A - N so d >= (2^biL)^n iff A >= N.
      * So we want to copy the result of the subtraction iff d->p[n] != 0.
      * Note that d->p[n] is either 0 or 1 since A - N <= N <= (2^biL)^n. */