diff --git a/common/jpeg/simd/jcsammmx.asm b/common/jpeg/simd/jcsammmx.asm
index c7126a0..9e43b2f 100644
--- a/common/jpeg/simd/jcsammmx.asm
+++ b/common/jpeg/simd/jcsammmx.asm
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 	mov	eax, JDIMENSION [v_samp(ebp)]	; rowctr
 	test	eax,eax
-	jle	short .return
+	jle	near .return
 
 	mov       edx, 0x00010000	; bias pattern
 	movd      mm7,edx