diff --git a/test/unit/test_symbolic.py b/test/unit/test_symbolic.py
index 749d245d2f..a73348ad38 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_symbolic.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_symbolic.py
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ class TestSymbolic(unittest.TestCase):
     self.helper_test_variable(Variable("a", 0, 7) // 2, 0, 3, "(a//2)")
 
   def test_div_neg_min_max(self):
-    self.helper_test_variable(Variable("a", 0, 7) // -2, -3, 0, "((a//2)*-1)")
+    self.helper_test_variable(Variable("a", 0, 7) // -2, -4, 0, "((((a*-1)+8)//2)+-4)")
+    self.helper_test_variable(Variable("a", 0, 6) // -2, -3, 0, "((((a*-1)+6)//2)+-3)")
 
   def test_sum_div_min_max(self):
     self.helper_test_variable(Node.sum([Variable("a", 0, 7), Variable("b", 0, 3)]) // 2, 0, 5, "((a+b)//2)")
diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/symbolic.py b/tinygrad/shape/symbolic.py
index 1e44edb874..62924a1880 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/symbolic.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/symbolic.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Node:
       if (b - self).min > 0 and self.min >= 0: return NumNode(0) # b - self simplifies the node
       raise RuntimeError(f"not supported: {self} // {b}")
     assert b != 0
-    if b < 0: return (self//-b)*-1
+    if b < 0: return (self*-1)//-b
     if b == 1: return self
 
     # the numerator of div is not allowed to be negative