diff --git a/src/link/MappedFile.zig b/src/link/MappedFile.zig
index a6000e0e620e6d3f97214732c1e3b869d837b145..60d5a4315214fcaa68c022bdab96bb10c1b3dc32 100644
--- a/src/link/MappedFile.zig
+++ b/src/link/MappedFile.zig
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ fn addNode(mf: *MappedFile, gpa: std.mem.Allocator, opts: struct {
             .none => {
                 _, const parent_size = opts.parent.location(mf).resolve(mf);
                 if (new_end > parent_size)
-                    try opts.parent.resize(mf, gpa, new_end);
+                    try opts.parent.resize(mf, gpa, new_end +| new_end / growth_factor);
             },
             else => |next_ni| {
                 const next_offset, _ = next_ni.location(mf).resolve(mf);