diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
index 55c88d1233decbf9b352087e2aa3a8d614158367..6038cad96d84e824b062749abcc63d44625a0451 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
@@ -2730,6 +2730,7 @@ fn makeStep(
                 const candidate_max_rss = candidate_index.ptr(c).max_rss.toBytes();
                 if (maker.available_rss < candidate_max_rss) break;
                 assert(maker.memory_blocked_steps.pop() == candidate_index);
+                maker.available_rss -= candidate_max_rss;
                 dispatch_set.appendAssumeCapacity(candidate_index);
             }
         }