diff --git a/libs/utils/include/utils/JobSystem.h b/libs/utils/include/utils/JobSystem.h
index 8423134fa1..e1b00c9bc8 100644
--- a/libs/utils/include/utils/JobSystem.h
+++ b/libs/utils/include/utils/JobSystem.h
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ private:
         size_type const end = first + count;
         size_type curr = first;
 
-        while (curr + c < end) {
+        while (curr + 2u * c < end) {
             // this creates jobs from the end of the buffer because the WorkStealingDequeue
             // is a LIFO, this could help streaming to the d-cache.
             const size_type pos = end - (curr - first) - c;