diff --git a/crypto3/libs/multiprecision/include/nil/crypto3/multiprecision/big_int.hpp b/crypto3/libs/multiprecision/include/nil/crypto3/multiprecision/big_int.hpp
index 62ca839b35..0f631598c8 100644
--- a/crypto3/libs/multiprecision/include/nil/crypto3/multiprecision/big_int.hpp
+++ b/crypto3/libs/multiprecision/include/nil/crypto3/multiprecision/big_int.hpp
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ namespace nil::crypto3::multiprecision {
         // Division
 
         static constexpr big_int divide(const big_int& x, const big_int& y) {
-            return x.m_abs / y.m_abs;
+            big_int result = x.m_abs / y.m_abs;
+            if (x.negative() != y.negative()) {
+                result.negate();
+            }
+            return result;
         }
 
         // Multiplication