diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sysds/runtime/util/UtilFunctions.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sysds/runtime/util/UtilFunctions.java
index 0530c0b6bc7..f233b69a11c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sysds/runtime/util/UtilFunctions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sysds/runtime/util/UtilFunctions.java
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ public static long getSeqLength(double from, double to, double incr, boolean che
 				return 0; // invalid loop configuration
 		}
 		long tmp = (long) Math.floor(to/incr - from/incr);
-		return 1L + tmp + ((from+tmp*incr < to) ? 1 : 0);
+		if( incr > 0 )
+			return 1L + tmp + ((from+(tmp+1)*incr <= to) ? 1 : 0);
+		else
+			return 1L + tmp + ((from+(tmp+1)*incr >= to) ? 1 : 0);
 	}
 	
 	/**