diff --git a/librz/core/disasm.c b/librz/core/disasm.c
index e086d13991..5caf986927 100644
--- a/librz/core/disasm.c
+++ b/librz/core/disasm.c
@@ -5961,7 +5961,7 @@ RZ_API int rz_core_print_disasm_json(RzCore *core, ut64 addr, ut8 *buf, int nb_b
 			ds->oplen = ret = skip_bytes_flag;
 		}
 		if (skip_bytes_bb && skip_bytes_bb < ret) {
-			ds->oplen = ret = skip_bytes_bb;
+			ds->oplen = skip_bytes_bb;
 		}
 		{
 			ut64 killme = UT64_MAX;