diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketQueue.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketQueue.cpp
index d0110852cd..1c104e1427 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketQueue.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/PacketQueue.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PacketQueue::PacketPointer PacketQueue::takePacket() {
 }
 
 unsigned int PacketQueue::nextIndex() {
-    _currentIndex = ++_currentIndex % _channels.size();
+    _currentIndex = (++_currentIndex) % _channels.size();
     return _currentIndex;
 }