diff --git a/llm/gguf.go b/llm/gguf.go
index 09ad2a182..ca94d8fdc 100644
--- a/llm/gguf.go
+++ b/llm/gguf.go
@@ -909,5 +909,5 @@ func ggufWriteKV(ws io.Writer, k string, v any) error {
 }
 
 func ggufPadding(offset, align int64) int64 {
-	return (align - offset%align) % align
+	return align - offset%align
 }