diff --git a/m-bitset.h b/m-bitset.h
index 3d9a1827..f077ebac 100644
--- a/m-bitset.h
+++ b/m-bitset.h
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ m_bitset_resize (m_bitset_t v, size_t size)
     }
   } else if (size > old_size) {
     // Resize up the bitset: set to 0 new bits.
-    const size_t old_offset = old_size / M_B1TSET_LIMB_BIT;
-    for(size_t i = old_offset+1 ; i < offset; i++) {
+    const size_t old_offset = (old_size + M_B1TSET_LIMB_BIT - 1)/ M_B1TSET_LIMB_BIT;
+    for(size_t i = old_offset ; i < offset; i++) {
       v->ptr[i] = 0;
     }
     if (M_LIKELY(index != 0)) {
diff --git a/tests/test-mbitset.c b/tests/test-mbitset.c
index 3570b575..52f1f964 100644
--- a/tests/test-mbitset.c
+++ b/tests/test-mbitset.c
@@ -420,6 +420,29 @@ static void test_clz(void)
   }
 }
 
+// Detect bug on bitset_resize function in case of increase of size.
+// the first limb may not be cleared properly in some cases
+static void test_resize(void)
+{
+  M_LET(set, bitset_t) {
+    for(size_t i = 1; i < 257; i++) {
+      bitset_resize(set, i);
+      assert( bitset_get(set, i-1) == false);
+      bitset_set_at(set, 0, true);
+      bitset_set_at(set, i-1, true);
+      bitset_reset(set);
+      bitset_resize(set, i);
+      assert( bitset_get(set, 0) == false);
+      assert( bitset_get(set, i-1) == false);
+      bitset_set_at(set, 0, true);
+      bitset_set_at(set, i-1, true);
+      bitset_resize(set, i-1);
+      bitset_resize(set, i);
+      assert( bitset_get(set, i-1) == false);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
   test1();
@@ -428,5 +451,6 @@ int main(void)
   test_logic();
   test_let();
   test_clz();
+  test_resize();
   exit(0);
 }