diff --git a/boa_engine/src/vm/mod.rs b/boa_engine/src/vm/mod.rs
index 9e7ea405033..dfc67ef7cb3 100644
--- a/boa_engine/src/vm/mod.rs
+++ b/boa_engine/src/vm/mod.rs
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ impl Context<'_> {
 
         let completion = loop {
             let completion = self.run_next_instruction(|opcode, context| {
-                total_cost = total_cost
-                    .checked_add(usize::from(opcode.cost()))
-                    .unwrap_or(usize::MAX);
+                total_cost = total_cost.saturating_add(usize::from(opcode.cost()));
                 opcode.execute(context)
             });
             if let ControlFlow::Break(completion) = completion {