diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ZOrderByteUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ZOrderByteUtils.java
index 7edca59731a5..54ef54d00eae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ZOrderByteUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/ZOrderByteUtils.java
@@ -217,3 +217,10 @@ public static byte[] interleaveBits(
     return interleavedBytes;
   }
 }
+
+
+value >> (Integer.SIZE - 1);  ❌ wrong
+  ```
+- To this:
+  ```java
+  value >> (Long.SIZE - 1);  ✅ correct
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