diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
index 9478b8f78f26..7b95ced7bcba 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ static void emit_check_err(struct bpf_gen *gen)
 		emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JSLT, BPF_REG_7, 0, off));
 	} else {
 		gen->error = -ERANGE;
-		emit(gen, BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JA, 0, 0, -1));
 	}
 }