diff --git a/basicmbr.cc b/basicmbr.cc
index 23f35b4..81e42ca 100644
--- a/basicmbr.cc
+++ b/basicmbr.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@
          if (EbrLocations[i] == offset) { // already read this one; infinite logical partition loop!
             cerr << "Logical partition infinite loop detected! This is being corrected.\n";
             allOK = -1;
-            partNum -= 1;
+            if(partNum > 0) //don't go negative
+                partNum -= 1;
          } // if
       } // for
       EbrLocations[partNum] = offset;