diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3727dbb..30a573b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/gtank/ristretto255
 
-go 1.12
+go 1.11
diff --git a/internal/radix51/bench_test.go b/internal/radix51/bench_test.go
index 07722ad..f5c05fc 100644
--- a/internal/radix51/bench_test.go
+++ b/internal/radix51/bench_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ func BenchmarkMul32(b *testing.B) {
 	x.One()
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		x.Mul32(&x, 0b10101010_10101010_10101010_10101010)
+		x.Mul32(&x, 0xaa42aa42)
 	}
 }