diff --git a/src/swtpm_cert/ek-cert.c b/src/swtpm_cert/ek-cert.c
index 3ff26a1..b31f717 100644
--- a/src/swtpm_cert/ek-cert.c
+++ b/src/swtpm_cert/ek-cert.c
@@ -186,22 +186,6 @@ hex_str_to_bin(const char *hexstr, int *modulus_len)
     return result;
 }
 
-static size_t
-calc_twos_complement(unsigned int number,
-                     unsigned char *twoscomp, size_t twoscomp_len)
-{
-    size_t i = 0;
-
-    twoscomp[i++] = 0;
-
-    do {
-        twoscomp[i++] = (number & 0xff);
-        number >>= 8;
-    } while (number && i < twoscomp_len);
-
-    return i;
-}
-
 static gnutls_pubkey_t
 create_rsa_from_modulus(unsigned char *modulus, unsigned int modulus_len,
                         uint32_t exponent)
@@ -493,8 +477,8 @@ create_tpm_specification_info(const char *spec_family,
 {
     ASN1_TYPE at = ASN1_TYPE_EMPTY;
     int err;
-    unsigned char twoscomp[5];
-    size_t twoscomp_len;
+    unsigned int bigendian;
+    unsigned char twoscomp[1 + sizeof(bigendian)] = { 0, };
 
     err = asn_init();
     if (err != ASN1_SUCCESS) {
@@ -521,21 +505,23 @@ create_tpm_specification_info(const char *spec_family,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    twoscomp_len = calc_twos_complement(spec_level, twoscomp, sizeof(twoscomp));
+    bigendian = htobe32(spec_level);
+    memcpy(&twoscomp[1], &bigendian, sizeof(bigendian));
 
     err = asn1_write_value(at,
         "tpmSpecificationSeq.tpmSpecificationSet.tpmSpecification.level",
-        twoscomp, twoscomp_len);
+        twoscomp, sizeof(twoscomp));
     if (err != ASN1_SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr, "c1d. asn1_write_value error: %d\n", err);
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    twoscomp_len = calc_twos_complement(spec_revision, twoscomp, sizeof(twoscomp));
+    bigendian = htobe32(spec_revision);
+    memcpy(&twoscomp[1], &bigendian, sizeof(bigendian));
 
     err = asn1_write_value(at,
         "tpmSpecificationSeq.tpmSpecificationSet.tpmSpecification.revision",
-        twoscomp, twoscomp_len);
+        twoscomp, sizeof(twoscomp));
     if (err != ASN1_SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr, "c1e. asn1_write_value error: %d\n", err);
         goto cleanup;