diff --git a/lib/seccomp-tools/asm/compiler.rb b/lib/seccomp-tools/asm/compiler.rb
index 139bd43..f187aaf 100644
--- a/lib/seccomp-tools/asm/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/seccomp-tools/asm/compiler.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def resolve_symbols(statements)
         end
       end
 
+      # The farthest distance of a relative jump in BPF.
+      JUMP_DISTANCE_MAX = 255
+
       # @param [Integer] index
       # @param [SeccompTools::Asm::Token, :next] sym
       def resolve_symbol(index, sym)
@@ -86,18 +89,22 @@ def resolve_symbol(index, sym)
 
         if @symbols[str].nil?
           # special case - goto <n> can be considered as $+1+<n>
-          return str.to_i if str == str.to_i.to_s
+          return str.to_i if str == str.to_i.to_s && str.to_i <= JUMP_DISTANCE_MAX
 
           raise SeccompTools::UndefinedLabelError,
                 @scanner.format_error(sym, "Cannot find label '#{str}'")
         end
-        if @symbols[str][1] <= index
-          raise SeccompTools::BackwardJumpError,
-                @scanner.format_error(sym,
-                                      "Does not support backward jumping to '#{str}'")
-        end
 
-        @symbols[str][1] - index - 1
+        (@symbols[str][1] - index - 1).tap do |dis|
+          if dis.negative?
+            raise SeccompTools::BackwardJumpError,
+                  @scanner.format_error(sym, "Does not support backward jumping to '#{str}'")
+          end
+          if dis > JUMP_DISTANCE_MAX
+            raise SeccompTools::LongJumpError,
+                  @scanner.format_error(sym, "Does not support jumping farther than #{JUMP_DISTANCE_MAX}, got: #{dis}")
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       # Emits a raw BPF object.
diff --git a/lib/seccomp-tools/error.rb b/lib/seccomp-tools/error.rb
index 89ab41b..466bdb6 100644
--- a/lib/seccomp-tools/error.rb
+++ b/lib/seccomp-tools/error.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ class BackwardJumpError < Error
   # Raised when a label is defined more than once on compiling seccomp assembly.
   class DuplicateLabelError < Error
   end
+
+  # Raised when a jump is longer than supported distance.
+  class LongJumpError < Error
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/asm/compiler_spec.rb b/spec/asm/compiler_spec.rb
index 2b94bf7..9f4d696 100644
--- a/spec/asm/compiler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/asm/compiler_spec.rb
@@ -224,5 +224,20 @@
 ^^^^^
       EOS
     end
+
+    it 'raises on long jump' do
+      compiler = described_class.new(<<-EOS, nil, :amd64)
+       A = args[0]
+       A == 0 ? next : end
+#{"A = 0\n" * 260}
+end:   return ALLOW
+      EOS
+
+      expect { compiler.compile! }.to raise_error(SeccompTools::LongJumpError, <<-EOS)
+<inline>:2:24 Does not support jumping farther than 255, got: 260
+       A == 0 ? next : end
+                       ^^^
+      EOS
+    end
   end
 end