diff --git a/include/cutlass/array.h b/include/cutlass/array.h
index e5132d9d..63ba8089 100644
--- a/include/cutlass/array.h
+++ b/include/cutlass/array.h
@@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ struct negate<Array<half_t, N>> {
     }
 
     if constexpr (N % 2) {
-      half_t x = lhs[N - 1];
-      __half lhs_val = -reinterpret_cast<__half const &>(x);
+      half_t x = -lhs[N - 1];
+      __half lhs_val = reinterpret_cast<__half const &>(x);
       result[N - 1] = reinterpret_cast<half_t const &>(lhs_val);
     }