diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index fc895cf51e..6e8dc29119 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static inline void cpu_loop_exec_tb(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *tb,
     /* Ensure global icount has gone forward */
     icount_update(cpu);
     /* Refill decrementer and continue execution.  */
-    insns_left = MIN(CF_COUNT_MASK, cpu->icount_budget);
+    insns_left = MIN(0xffff, cpu->icount_budget);
     cpu_neg(cpu)->icount_decr.u16.low = insns_left;
     cpu->icount_extra = cpu->icount_budget - insns_left;