diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_fuzz_mutator_repeat.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_fuzz_mutator_repeat.txt
index 5b1e26be24..3764dcb915 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_fuzz_mutator_repeat.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_fuzz_mutator_repeat.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-skip  # https://golang.org/issue/49047
-
 # TODO(jayconrod): support shared memory on more platforms.
 [!darwin] [!linux] [!windows] skip
 
diff --git a/src/internal/fuzz/worker.go b/src/internal/fuzz/worker.go
index e7d824bea1..5be49d28f9 100644
--- a/src/internal/fuzz/worker.go
+++ b/src/internal/fuzz/worker.go
@@ -1111,7 +1111,8 @@ func (wc *workerClient) fuzz(ctx context.Context, entryIn CorpusEntry, args fuzz
 		wc.m.r.restore(mem.header().randState, mem.header().randInc)
 		if !args.Warmup {
 			// Only mutate the valuesOut if fuzzing actually occurred.
-			for i := int64(0); i < resp.Count%chainedMutations; i++ {
+			numMutations := ((resp.Count - 1) % chainedMutations) + 1
+			for i := int64(0); i < numMutations; i++ {
 				wc.m.mutate(valuesOut, cap(mem.valueRef()))
 			}
 		}