diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3c8a8cd4a..28502a371 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Bugfix
      irwir.
    * Enable Suite B with subset of ECP curves. Make sure the code compiles even
      if some curves are not defined. Fixes #1591 reported by dbedev.
+   * Fix misuse of signed arithmetic in the HAVEGE module. #2598
 
 Changes
    * Make `make clean` clean all programs always. Fixes #1862.
diff --git a/library/havege.c b/library/havege.c
index 2b75ef7bd..69e5c3a41 100644
--- a/library/havege.c
+++ b/library/havege.c
@@ -37,8 +37,19 @@
 #include "mbedtls/havege.h"
 #include "mbedtls/timing.h"
 
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+/* If int isn't capable of storing 2^32 distinct values, the code of this
+ * module may cause a processor trap or a miscalculation. If int is more
+ * than 32 bits, the code may not calculate the intended values. */
+#if INT_MIN + 1 != -0x7fffffff
+#error "The HAVEGE module requires int to be exactly 32 bits, with INT_MIN = -2^31."
+#endif
+#if UINT_MAX != 0xffffffff
+#error "The HAVEGE module requires unsigned to be exactly 32 bits."
+#endif
+
 /* Implementation that should never be optimized out by the compiler */
 static void mbedtls_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
     volatile unsigned char *p = v; while( n-- ) *p++ = 0;
@@ -58,7 +69,7 @@ static void mbedtls_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
-#define SWAP(X,Y) { int *T = X; X = Y; Y = T; }
+#define SWAP(X,Y) { unsigned *T = (X); (X) = (Y); (Y) = T; }
 
 #define TST1_ENTER if( PTEST & 1 ) { PTEST ^= 3; PTEST >>= 1;
 #define TST2_ENTER if( PTEST & 1 ) { PTEST ^= 3; PTEST >>= 1;
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ static void mbedtls_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
     PTX = (PT1 >> 18) & 7;                              \
     PT1 &= 0x1FFF;                                      \
     PT2 &= 0x1FFF;                                      \
-    CLK = (int) mbedtls_timing_hardclock();                            \
+    CLK = (unsigned) mbedtls_timing_hardclock();        \
                                                         \
     i = 0;                                              \
     A = &WALK[PT1    ]; RES[i++] ^= *A;                 \
@@ -104,7 +115,7 @@ static void mbedtls_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
                                                         \
     IN = (*A >> (5)) ^ (*A << (27)) ^ CLK;              \
     *A = (*B >> (6)) ^ (*B << (26)) ^ CLK;              \
-    *B = IN; CLK = (int) mbedtls_timing_hardclock();                   \
+    *B = IN; CLK = (unsigned) mbedtls_timing_hardclock(); \
     *C = (*C >> (7)) ^ (*C << (25)) ^ CLK;              \
     *D = (*D >> (8)) ^ (*D << (24)) ^ CLK;              \
                                                         \
@@ -155,19 +166,20 @@ static void mbedtls_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
     PT1 ^= (PT2 ^ 0x10) & 0x10;                         \
                                                         \
     for( n++, i = 0; i < 16; i++ )                      \
-        hs->pool[n % MBEDTLS_HAVEGE_COLLECT_SIZE] ^= RES[i];
+        POOL[n % MBEDTLS_HAVEGE_COLLECT_SIZE] ^= RES[i];
 
 /*
  * Entropy gathering function
  */
 static void havege_fill( mbedtls_havege_state *hs )
 {
-    int i, n = 0;
-    int  U1,  U2, *A, *B, *C, *D;
-    int PT1, PT2, *WALK, RES[16];
-    int PTX, PTY, CLK, PTEST, IN;
+    unsigned i, n = 0;
+    unsigned  U1,  U2, *A, *B, *C, *D;
+    unsigned PT1, PT2, *WALK, *POOL, RES[16];
+    unsigned PTX, PTY, CLK, PTEST, IN;
 
-    WALK = hs->WALK;
+    WALK = (unsigned *) hs->WALK;
+    POOL = (unsigned *) hs->pool;
     PT1  = hs->PT1;
     PT2  = hs->PT2;