diff --git a/src/runtime/stack.go b/src/runtime/stack.go
index 0ca7f7440c..6e0d157630 100644
--- a/src/runtime/stack.go
+++ b/src/runtime/stack.go
@@ -1064,7 +1064,9 @@ func newstack() {
 	// recheck the bounds on return.)
 	if f := findfunc(gp.sched.pc); f.valid() {
 		max := uintptr(funcMaxSPDelta(f))
-		for newsize-(gp.stack.hi-gp.sched.sp) < max+_StackGuard {
+		needed := max + _StackGuard
+		used := gp.stack.hi - gp.sched.sp
+		for newsize-used < needed {
 			newsize *= 2
 		}
 	}