diff --git a/PExpr.h b/PExpr.h
index 5b319d98b..a3da795a3 100644
--- a/PExpr.h
+++ b/PExpr.h
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ class PEBinary : public PExpr {
       NetExpr*elaborate_expr_base_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
       NetExpr*elaborate_eval_expr_base_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
 
+      NetExpr*elaborate_expr_base_bits_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
       NetExpr*elaborate_expr_base_div_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
       NetExpr*elaborate_expr_base_lshift_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
       NetExpr*elaborate_expr_base_rshift_(Design*, NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp, int use_wid) const;
diff --git a/elab_expr.cc b/elab_expr.cc
index dbed27030..2c786ec99 100644
--- a/elab_expr.cc
+++ b/elab_expr.cc
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ NetExpr* PEBinary::elaborate_expr_base_(Design*des,
 	  case 'O': // NOR (~|)
 	  case 'A': // NAND (~&)
 	  case 'X':
-	    tmp = new NetEBBits(op_, lp, rp);
-	    tmp->set_line(*this);
+	    tmp = elaborate_expr_base_bits_(des, lp, rp, expr_wid);
 	    break;
 
 	  case '+':
@@ -352,6 +351,23 @@ NetExpr* PEBinary::elaborate_expr_base_(Design*des,
       return tmp;
 }
 
+NetExpr* PEBinary::elaborate_expr_base_bits_(Design*des,
+					     NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp,
+					     int expr_wid) const
+{
+      if (expr_wid > 0) {
+	    if (type_is_vectorable(lp->expr_type()))
+		  lp = pad_to_width(lp, expr_wid);
+	    if (type_is_vectorable(rp->expr_type()))
+		  rp = pad_to_width(rp, expr_wid);
+      }
+
+      NetEBBits*tmp = new NetEBBits(op_, lp, rp);
+      tmp->set_line(*this);
+
+      return tmp;
+}
+
 NetExpr* PEBinary::elaborate_expr_base_div_(Design*des,
 					    NetExpr*lp, NetExpr*rp,
 					    int expr_wid) const
diff --git a/expr_synth.cc b/expr_synth.cc
index defc18dbf..340341b8b 100644
--- a/expr_synth.cc
+++ b/expr_synth.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ NetNet* NetEBBits::synthesize(Design*des, NetScope*scope)
 	    return 0;
       }
 
-      unsigned width = lsig->vector_width();
+      unsigned width = expr_width();
       if (rsig->vector_width() > width) width = rsig->vector_width();
 
       lsig = pad_to_width(des, lsig, width);