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diff --git a/sideband.c b/sideband.c
index 899b1ff36..d5ffa1c89 100644
--- a/sideband.c
+++ b/sideband.c
@@ -135,9 +135,14 @@ ssize_t send_sideband(int fd, int band, const char *data, ssize_t sz, int packet
 		n = sz;
 		if (packet_max - 5 < n)
 			n = packet_max - 5;
-		sprintf(hdr, "%04x", n + 5);
-		hdr[4] = band;
-		safe_write(fd, hdr, 5);
+		if (0 <= band) {
+			sprintf(hdr, "%04x", n + 5);
+			hdr[4] = band;
+			safe_write(fd, hdr, 5);
+		} else {
+			sprintf(hdr, "%04x", n + 4);
+			safe_write(fd, hdr, 4);
+		}
 		safe_write(fd, p, n);
 		p += n;
 		sz -= n;