diff --git a/cpp/BitBuffer.cpp b/cpp/BitBuffer.cpp
index 7f1441a..d6e8cb2 100644
--- a/cpp/BitBuffer.cpp
+++ b/cpp/BitBuffer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ std::vector<std::uint8_t> BitBuffer::getBytes() const {
 
 
 void BitBuffer::appendBits(std::uint32_t val, int len) {
-	if (len < 0 || len > 32 || (len < 32 && (val >> len) != 0))
+	if (len < 0 || len > 31 || val >> len != 0)
 		throw "Value out of range";
 	for (int i = len - 1; i >= 0; i--)  // Append bit by bit
 		this->push_back(((val >> i) & 1) != 0);
diff --git a/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/BitBuffer.java b/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/BitBuffer.java
index 961f804..fad2e67 100644
--- a/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/BitBuffer.java
+++ b/java/io/nayuki/qrcodegen/BitBuffer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public final class BitBuffer implements Cloneable {
 	// Appends the given number of bits of the given value to this sequence.
 	// If 0 <= len <= 31, then this requires 0 <= val < 2^len.
 	public void appendBits(int val, int len) {
-		if (len < 0 || len > 32 || len < 32 && (val >>> len) != 0)
+		if (len < 0 || len > 31 || val >>> len != 0)
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value out of range");
 		for (int i = len - 1; i >= 0; i--, bitLength++)  // Append bit by bit
 			data.set(bitLength, ((val >>> i) & 1) != 0);
diff --git a/javascript/qrcodegen.js b/javascript/qrcodegen.js
index aef1649..d7fa3a5 100644
--- a/javascript/qrcodegen.js
+++ b/javascript/qrcodegen.js
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ var qrcodegen = new function() {
 		// Appends the given number of bits of the given value to this sequence.
 		// If 0 <= len <= 31, then this requires 0 <= val < 2^len.
 		this.appendBits = function(val, len) {
-			if (len < 0 || len > 32 || len < 32 && (val >>> len) != 0)
+			if (len < 0 || len > 31 || val >>> len != 0)
 				throw "Value out of range";
 			for (var i = len - 1; i >= 0; i--)  // Append bit by bit
 				this.push((val >>> i) & 1);