diff --git a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_message_to_eina_value.c b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_message_to_eina_value.c
index 777bf17f56..bac9860b5c 100644
--- a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_message_to_eina_value.c
+++ b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_message_to_eina_value.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ _type_offset(char type, unsigned base)
      return base;
    if (!(base % size))
      return base;
-   padding = abs(base - size);
+   padding = (base > size) ? base - size : size - base;
    return base + padding;
 }