diff --git a/src/read/abbrev.rs b/src/read/abbrev.rs
index a5b0fb40a..fa22708e2 100644
--- a/src/read/abbrev.rs
+++ b/src/read/abbrev.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use alloc::collections::btree_map;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
+use core::convert::TryInto;
 use core::fmt::{self, Debug};
 use core::iter::FromIterator;
 use core::ops::Deref;
@@ -154,9 +155,10 @@ impl Abbreviations {
     /// Get the abbreviation associated with the given code.
     #[inline]
     pub fn get(&self, code: u64) -> Option<&Abbreviation> {
-        let code_usize = code as usize;
-        if code_usize as u64 == code && code_usize - 1 < self.vec.len() {
-            Some(&self.vec[code_usize - 1])
+        let code_usize: usize = code.try_into().ok()?;
+        let index = code_usize.checked_sub(1)?;
+        if index < self.vec.len() {
+            Some(&self.vec[index])
         } else {
             self.map.get(&code)
         }
@@ -945,4 +947,18 @@ pub mod tests {
             otherwise => panic!("Unexpected result: {:?}", otherwise),
         };
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_abbrev_zero() {
+        let mut abbrevs = Abbreviations::empty();
+        abbrevs
+            .insert(Abbreviation::new(
+                1,
+                constants::DwTag(1),
+                constants::DW_CHILDREN_no,
+                vec![].into(),
+            ))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(abbrevs.get(0).is_none());
+    }
 }