diff --git a/kernel/generic/zgemm_beta.c b/kernel/generic/zgemm_beta.c
index bf836aa3e1..1f1ffe1237 100644
--- a/kernel/generic/zgemm_beta.c
+++ b/kernel/generic/zgemm_beta.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int CNAME(BLASLONG m, BLASLONG n, BLASLONG dummy1,
   } else {
 
 
-    for (j=n;j>0;j++) {
+    for (j=n;j>0;j--) {
       c_offset1 = c_offset;
       c_offset += ldc;