diff --git a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chet21.f b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chet21.f
index e5bf027c2..d5c4f1348 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chet21.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chet21.f
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
    10    CONTINUE
 *
          IF( N.GT.1 .AND. KBAND.EQ.1 ) THEN
-            DO 20 J = 1, N - 1
+            DO 20 J = 2, N - 1
                CALL CHER2( CUPLO, N, -CMPLX( E( J ) ), U( 1, J ), 1,
      $                     U( 1, J-1 ), 1, WORK, N )
    20       CONTINUE
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chpt21.f b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chpt21.f
index 458079614..f20921bd9 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chpt21.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/chpt21.f
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
    10    CONTINUE
 *
          IF( N.GT.1 .AND. KBAND.EQ.1 ) THEN
-            DO 20 J = 1, N - 1
+            DO 20 J = 2, N - 1
                CALL CHPR2( CUPLO, N, -CMPLX( E( J ) ), U( 1, J ), 1,
      $                     U( 1, J-1 ), 1, WORK )
    20       CONTINUE
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhet21.f b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhet21.f
index 11f94c63b..cb854a850 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhet21.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhet21.f
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
    10    CONTINUE
 *
          IF( N.GT.1 .AND. KBAND.EQ.1 ) THEN
-            DO 20 J = 1, N - 1
+            DO 20 J = 2, N - 1
                CALL ZHER2( CUPLO, N, -DCMPLX( E( J ) ), U( 1, J ), 1,
      $                     U( 1, J-1 ), 1, WORK, N )
    20       CONTINUE
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhpt21.f b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhpt21.f
index 909ec8a02..825d387c7 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhpt21.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/TESTING/EIG/zhpt21.f
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
    10    CONTINUE
 *
          IF( N.GT.1 .AND. KBAND.EQ.1 ) THEN
-            DO 20 J = 1, N - 1
+            DO 20 J = 2, N - 1
                CALL ZHPR2( CUPLO, N, -DCMPLX( E( J ) ), U( 1, J ), 1,
      $                     U( 1, J-1 ), 1, WORK )
    20       CONTINUE