diff --git a/Zend/zend_gc.c b/Zend/zend_gc.c
index 89aedfd5c2d..662f9b01f7c 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_gc.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_gc.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ ZEND_API void ZEND_FASTCALL gc_remove_from_buffer(zend_refcounted *ref)
 	GC_REF_SET_INFO(ref, 0);
 
 	/* Perform decopression only in case of large buffers */
-	if (UNEXPECTED(GC_G(first_unused) >= GC_NUM2ADDR(GC_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED))) {
+	if (UNEXPECTED(GC_G(first_unused) >= GC_MAX_UNCOMPRESSED)) {
 		gc_remove_compressed(ref, addr);
 		return;
 	}