diff --git a/src/spellsuggest.c b/src/spellsuggest.c
index ecc0a74..82499c0 100644
--- a/src/spellsuggest.c
+++ b/src/spellsuggest.c
@@ -3763,11 +3763,16 @@
 {
     suggest_T	*p1 = (suggest_T *)s1;
     suggest_T	*p2 = (suggest_T *)s2;
-    int		n = p1->st_score - p2->st_score;
+    int		n;
+
+    n = p1->st_score == p2->st_score ? 0 :
+	p1->st_score > p2->st_score ? 1 : -1;
 
     if (n == 0)
     {
-	n = p1->st_altscore - p2->st_altscore;
+	n = p1->st_altscore == p2->st_altscore ? 0 :
+	    p1->st_altscore > p2->st_altscore ? 1 : -1;
+
 	if (n == 0)
 	    n = STRICMP(p1->st_word, p2->st_word);
     }