diff --git a/src/jit.rs b/src/jit.rs
index fef800abf..08961a43b 100644
--- a/src/jit.rs
+++ b/src/jit.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl<'a, C: ContextObject> JitCompiler<'a, C> {
         self.emit_subroutines();
 
         while self.pc * ebpf::INSN_SIZE < self.program.len() {
-            if self.offset_in_text_section + MAX_MACHINE_CODE_LENGTH_PER_INSTRUCTION > self.result.text_section.len() {
+            if self.offset_in_text_section + MAX_MACHINE_CODE_LENGTH_PER_INSTRUCTION * 2 >= self.result.text_section.len() {
                 return Err(EbpfError::ExhaustedTextSegment(self.pc));
             }
             let mut insn = ebpf::get_insn_unchecked(self.program, self.pc);