diff --git a/src/machine.cpp b/src/machine.cpp
index 848b111588..e6f391ee32 100644
--- a/src/machine.cpp
+++ b/src/machine.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ parseFieldTable(Thread* t, Stream& s, object class_, object pool)
 
       if (flags & ACC_STATIC) {
         unsigned size = fieldSize(t, code);
-        unsigned excess = staticOffset % size;
+        unsigned excess = (staticOffset % size) % BytesPerWord;
         if (excess) {
           staticOffset += BytesPerWord - excess;
         }
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ parseFieldTable(Thread* t, Stream& s, object class_, object pool)
           abort(t); // todo: handle non-static field initializers
         }
 
-        unsigned excess = memberOffset % fieldSize(t, code);
+        unsigned excess = (memberOffset % fieldSize(t, code)) % BytesPerWord;
         if (excess) {
           memberOffset += BytesPerWord - excess;
         }
diff --git a/test/Misc.java b/test/Misc.java
index f75b38d92c..d4a2b3251c 100644
--- a/test/Misc.java
+++ b/test/Misc.java
@@ -2,7 +2,22 @@ public class Misc {
   private static int alpha;
   private static int beta;
   private static byte byte1, byte2, byte3;
+
   private int gamma;
+  private int pajama;
+  private boolean boolean1;
+  private boolean boolean2;
+  private long time;
+
+  public Misc() {
+    expect(! boolean1);
+    expect(! boolean2);
+    
+    time = 0xffffffffffffffffL;
+    
+    expect(! boolean1);
+    expect(! boolean2);
+  }
 
   private String foo(String s) {
     return s;