diff --git a/elab_net.cc b/elab_net.cc
index 0f5deabfb..2495b9d6c 100644
--- a/elab_net.cc
+++ b/elab_net.cc
@@ -559,8 +559,9 @@ NetNet* PEIdent::elaborate_lnet_common_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 		  packed_base = collapse_array_indices(des, scope, sig, tmp_index);
 
 		  if (debug_elaborate) {
-			cerr << get_fileline() << ": debug: "
-			     << "packed_base expression = " << *packed_base << endl;
+			cerr << get_fileline() << ": PEIdent::elaborate_lnet_common_: "
+			     << "packed_base=" << *packed_base
+			     << ", member_off=" << member_off << endl;
 		  }
 	    }
 
diff --git a/netmisc.cc b/netmisc.cc
index 2beb1aa5f..4271720a7 100644
--- a/netmisc.cc
+++ b/netmisc.cc
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ NetExpr *normalize_variable_base(NetExpr *base, long msb, long lsb,
 	    if (min_wid < base->expr_width()) min_wid = base->expr_width();
 	      /* Now that we have the minimum needed width increase it by
 	       * one to make room for the normalization calculation. */
-	    min_wid += 1;
+	    min_wid += 2;
 	      /* Pad the base expression to the correct width. */
 	    base = pad_to_width(base, min_wid, *base);
 	      /* If the base expression is unsigned and either the lsb
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ NetExpr *normalize_variable_base(NetExpr *base, long msb, long lsb,
 	    if (min_wid < base->expr_width()) min_wid = base->expr_width();
 	      /* Now that we have the minimum needed width increase it by
 	       * one to make room for the normalization calculation. */
-	    min_wid += 1;
+	    min_wid += 2;
 	      /* Pad the base expression to the correct width. */
 	    base = pad_to_width(base, min_wid, *base);
 	      /* If the offset is greater than zero then we need to do