diff --git a/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs.rs b/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs.rs
index b851abee36..26a409fa1b 100644
--- a/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
                 Instruction,
                 Register,
                 RegisterSpan,
-                UnaryInstr,
+                UnaryInstr, BranchOffset16,
             },
             code_map::{CodeMap, InstructionPtr},
             stack::{CallFrame, CallStack, ValueStack, ValueStackPtr},
@@ -926,6 +926,16 @@ impl<'ctx, 'engine> Executor<'ctx, 'engine> {
         self.ip.offset(offset.to_i32() as isize)
     }
 
+    /// Branches and adjusts the value stack.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// Offsets the instruction pointer using the given [`BranchOffset`].
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn branch_to16(&mut self, offset: BranchOffset16) {
+        self.ip.offset(offset.to_i16() as isize)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the [`ValueStackPtr`] of the [`CallFrame`].
     fn frame_stack_ptr(&mut self, frame: &CallFrame) -> ValueStackPtr {
         Self::frame_stack_ptr_impl(self.value_stack, frame)
diff --git a/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs/branch.rs b/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs/branch.rs
index 55644ffe2f..ad67d266bb 100644
--- a/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs/branch.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmi/src/engine/regmach/executor/instrs/branch.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'engine> Executor<'ctx, 'engine> {
         let lhs: T = self.get_register_as(instr.lhs);
         let rhs = T::from(instr.rhs);
         if f(lhs, rhs) {
-            return self.branch_to(instr.offset.into());
+            return self.branch_to16(instr.offset);
         }
         self.next_instr()
     }