diff --git a/src/lj_record.c b/src/lj_record.c
index e51c98ba..7f7a0b63 100644
--- a/src/lj_record.c
+++ b/src/lj_record.c
@@ -2765,9 +2765,11 @@ void lj_record_setup(jit_State *J)
     }
     lj_snap_replay(J, T);
   sidecheck:
-    if (traceref(J, J->cur.root)->nchild >= J->param[JIT_P_maxside] ||
-	T->snap[J->exitno].count >= J->param[JIT_P_hotexit] +
-				    J->param[JIT_P_tryside]) {
+    if ((traceref(J, J->cur.root)->nchild >= J->param[JIT_P_maxside] ||
+	 T->snap[J->exitno].count >= J->param[JIT_P_hotexit] +
+				     J->param[JIT_P_tryside]) &&
+	!(bc_op(*J->pc) == BC_JLOOP &&
+	  bc_op(traceref(J, bc_d(*J->pc))->startins) == BC_ITERN)) {
       lj_record_stop(J, LJ_TRLINK_INTERP, 0);
     }
   } else {  /* Root trace. */