diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialCompressor.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialCompressor.cpp
index 14b34f124dc22..3331b646f3d30 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialCompressor.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/serialCompressor.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class SCCompacter {
         current += obj_size;
       }
       assert(current >= addr, "found object start must be >= addr");
-      return addr;
+      return MIN2(current, limit);
     }
   }