diff --git a/runtimes/native/src/runtime.c b/runtimes/native/src/runtime.c
index 5422ae48..e710f9e6 100644
--- a/runtimes/native/src/runtime.c
+++ b/runtimes/native/src/runtime.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void bounds_check(const void *sp, size_t sz)
     const void *memory_sp = (const void *)memory;
     const void *memory_ep = (const uint8_t *)memory_sp + (1 << 16);
     const void *ep = (const uint8_t *)sp + sz;
-    if (ep <= sp || sp < memory_sp || memory_ep < ep) {
+    if (ep < sp || sp < memory_sp || memory_ep < ep) {
         out_of_bounds_access();
     }
 }