diff --git a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
index 739cdc16bb..bc39f153bf 100644
--- a/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/algorithm.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ proc reverse*[T](a: var openArray[T], first, last: Natural) =
 
 proc reverse*[T](a: var openArray[T]) =
   ## reverses the array `a`.
-  reverse(a, 0, a.high)
+  reverse(a, 0, max(0, a.high))
 
 proc reversed*[T](a: openArray[T], first: Natural, last: int): seq[T] =
   ## returns the reverse of the array `a[first..last]`.