diff --git a/dh/sidh/sidh.go b/dh/sidh/sidh.go
index 2d11e64..50d9b9d 100644
--- a/dh/sidh/sidh.go
+++ b/dh/sidh/sidh.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (prv *PrivateKey) generatePrivateKeyA(rand io.Reader) error {
 // shared secret computation.
 func (prv *PrivateKey) generatePrivateKeyB(rand io.Reader) error {
 	// Perform rejection sampling to obtain a random value in [0,3^238]:
-	var ok uint64
+	var ok uint8
 	for i := uint(0); i < prv.params.SampleRate; i++ {
 		_, err := io.ReadFull(rand, prv.Scalar)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/dh/sidh/sidh_amd64.s b/dh/sidh/sidh_amd64.s
index 4b1e4da..9d24181 100644
--- a/dh/sidh/sidh_amd64.s
+++ b/dh/sidh/sidh_amd64.s
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #define THREE238M1_4 $0xb858a87e8f4222c7
 #define THREE238M1_5 $0x254c9c6b525eaf5
 
-// Set result to zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238. scalar must be 48-byte array
-// of bytes.
-// func checkLessThanThree238(s_base uintptr, s_len uint, s_cap uint) uint64
+// Set result to zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238, otherwise result is 1.
+// Scalar must be array of 48 bytes
+// func checkLessThanThree238(s_base uintptr, s_len uint, s_cap uint) uint8
 TEXT ·checkLessThanThree238(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-16
 	MOVQ	scalar+0(FP), SI
 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ TEXT ·checkLessThanThree238(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-16
 	SBBQ	32(SI), R14
 	SBBQ	40(SI), R15
 
-	// Save borrow flag indicating 3^238 - scalar < 0 as a mask in AX (eax)
-	SBBL	$0, AX
-	MOVL	AX, ret+24(FP)
+	// Save borrow flag indicating 3^238 - scalar < 0 as a mask in AX (rax)
+	ADCB	$0, AX
+	MOVB	AX, ret+24(FP)
 
 	RET
 
diff --git a/dh/sidh/sidh_decl.go b/dh/sidh/sidh_decl.go
index f5ea729..d3ec68e 100644
--- a/dh/sidh/sidh_decl.go
+++ b/dh/sidh/sidh_decl.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 package sidh
 
-// Returns zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238. scalar must be 48-byte array
-// of bytes. This function is specific to P751.
+// Set result to zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238, otherwise result is 1.
+// Scalar must be array of 48 bytes. This function is specific to P751.
 //go:noescape
-func checkLessThanThree238(scalar []byte) uint64
+func checkLessThanThree238(scalar []byte) uint8
 
 // Multiply 48-byte scalar by 3 to get a scalar in 3*[0,3^238). This
 // function is specific to P751.
diff --git a/dh/sidh/sidh_generic.go b/dh/sidh/sidh_generic.go
index 03f8e03..ef45b93 100644
--- a/dh/sidh/sidh_generic.go
+++ b/dh/sidh/sidh_generic.go
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ func subc8(bIn, a, b uint8) (ret, bOut uint8) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Set result to zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238. scalar must be 48-byte array
-// of bytes. This function is specific to P751.
-func checkLessThanThree238(scalar []byte) uint64 {
+// Set result to zero if the input scalar is <= 3^238, otherwise result is 1.
+// Scalar must be array of 48 bytes. This function is specific to P751.
+func checkLessThanThree238(scalar []byte) uint8 {
 	var borrow uint8
 	for i := 0; i < len(three238m1); i++ {
 		_, borrow = subc8(borrow, three238m1[i], scalar[i])
 	}
-	return uint64(borrow)
+	return borrow
 }
 
 // Multiply 48-byte scalar by 3 to get a scalar in 3*[0,3^238). This
diff --git a/dh/sidh/sidh_test.go b/dh/sidh/sidh_test.go
index e0848df..d6f10d3 100644
--- a/dh/sidh/sidh_test.go
+++ b/dh/sidh/sidh_test.go
@@ -259,19 +259,28 @@ func TestCheckLessThanThree238(t *testing.T) {
 		212, 191, 53, 59, 115, 56, 207, 215, 148, 207, 41, 130, 248, 214, 42, 124, 12,
 		153, 108, 197, 99, 199, 34, 66, 143, 126, 168, 88, 184, 245, 234, 37, 181, 198,
 		201, 84, 2}
+	// makes second 64-bit digits bigger than in three238. checks if carries are correctly propagated
+	var three238plus2power65 = [48]byte{249, 132, 131, 130, 138, 113, 205, 237, 22, 122,
+		66, 212, 191, 53, 59, 115, 56, 207, 215, 148, 207, 41, 130, 248, 214, 42, 124, 12,
+		153, 108, 197, 99, 199, 34, 66, 143, 126, 168, 88, 184, 245, 234, 37, 181, 198,
+		201, 84, 2}
 
-	var result uint64
+	var result uint8
 
 	result = checkLessThanThree238(three238minus1[:])
 	if result != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0, got", result)
 	}
 	result = checkLessThanThree238(three238[:])
-	if result == 0 {
+	if result != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected nonzero, got", result)
 	}
 	result = checkLessThanThree238(three238plus1[:])
-	if result == 0 {
+	if result != 1 {
+		t.Error("expected nonzero, got", result)
+	}
+	result = checkLessThanThree238(three238plus2power65[:])
+	if result != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected nonzero, got", result)
 	}
 }