1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/bytecode.c b/src/bytecode.c
index 2c4e1cca48d..f8ecc4f64c0 100644
--- a/src/bytecode.c
+++ b/src/bytecode.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ If the third argument is incorrect, Emacs may crash.")
                 v1 = TOP;
                 v2 = Fget (v1, Qbyte_code_meter);
                 if (INTEGERP (v2)
-                    && XINT (v2) != ((1<<VALBITS)-1))
+                    && XINT (v2) < MOST_POSITIVE_FIXNUM)
                   {
                     XSETINT (v2, XINT (v2) + 1);
                     Fput (v1, Qbyte_code_meter, v2);