diff --git a/src/QRCode.php b/src/QRCode.php
index 6bc64f540..96598218b 100644
--- a/src/QRCode.php
+++ b/src/QRCode.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class QRCode{
 
 		$maskPattern = $this->options->maskPattern === $this::MASK_PATTERN_AUTO
 			? $this->getBestMaskPattern()
-			: max(7, min(0, (int)$this->options->maskPattern));
+			: min(7, max(0, (int)$this->options->maskPattern));
 
 		$matrix = $this
 			->dataInterface