diff --git a/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c b/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
index 50f2b9dc3..1e727008c 100644
--- a/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
+++ b/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
@@ -994,10 +994,11 @@ static void
 emit_veneer(jit_state_t *_jit, jit_pointer_t target)
 {
   jit_gpr_t tmp = get_temp_gpr(_jit);
-  uint32_t inst = encode_ox19(A64_LDRI_LITERAL, jit_gpr_regno(tmp));
+  uint32_t ldr = encode_ox19(A64_LDRI_LITERAL, jit_gpr_regno(tmp));
+  uint32_t br = write_Rn_bitfield(A64_BR, jit_gpr_regno(tmp));
   uint32_t *loc = _jit->pc.ui;
-  emit_u32(_jit, inst);
-  BR(_jit, jit_gpr_regno(tmp));
+  emit_u32(_jit, ldr);
+  emit_u32(_jit, br);
   unget_temp_gpr(_jit);
   if (_jit->overflow)
     return;
diff --git a/lightening/lightening.c b/lightening/lightening.c
index 5050a35b0..bf9d9edbd 100644
--- a/lightening/lightening.c
+++ b/lightening/lightening.c
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@ emit_literal_pool(jit_state_t *_jit, enum guard_pool guard)
   if (_jit->overflow)
     return;
 
-  _jit->pool->deadline = -1;
-
   if (!_jit->pool->size)
     return;
 
@@ -1368,6 +1366,9 @@ emit_literal_pool(jit_state_t *_jit, enum guard_pool guard)
     }
   }
 
+  if (_jit->overflow)
+    return;
+
   if (guard == GUARD_NEEDED)
     patch_jmp_without_veneer(_jit, patch_loc);