diff --git a/panda/src/putil/bitArray.cxx b/panda/src/putil/bitArray.cxx
index 2ba077e0c1..aab43ee99e 100644
--- a/panda/src/putil/bitArray.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/putil/bitArray.cxx
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ has_any_of(int low_bit, int size) const {
   ++w;
 
   while (size > 0) {
+    if ((size_t)w >= get_num_words()) {
+      // Now we're up to the highest bits.
+      return (_highest_bits != 0);
+    }
+
     if (size <= num_bits_per_word) {
       // The remainder fits within one word of the array.
       return _array[w].has_any_of(0, size);
@@ -125,11 +130,6 @@ has_any_of(int low_bit, int size) const {
     }
     size -= num_bits_per_word;
     ++w;
-
-    if (w >= (int)get_num_words()) {
-      // Now we're up to the highest bits.
-      return (_highest_bits != 0);
-    }
   }
 
   return false;
diff --git a/tests/putil/test_bitarray.py b/tests/putil/test_bitarray.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66e4292e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/putil/test_bitarray.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from panda3d.core import BitArray
+
+
+def test_bitarray_has_any_of():
+    ba = BitArray()
+    assert not ba.has_any_of(100, 200)
+
+    ba = BitArray()
+    ba.set_range(0, 53)
+    assert ba.has_any_of(52, 1)
+    assert ba.has_any_of(52, 100)
+    assert not ba.has_any_of(53, 45)
+
+    ba = BitArray()
+    ba.invert_in_place()
+    assert ba.has_any_of(0, 1)
+    assert ba.has_any_of(53, 45)
+    assert ba.has_any_of(0, 100)