diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/curve/bn254/curve_arithmetic/curve_add.asm b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/curve/bn254/curve_arithmetic/curve_add.asm
index 3da6f931..e090e4e9 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/curve/bn254/curve_arithmetic/curve_add.asm
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/curve/bn254/curve_arithmetic/curve_add.asm
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ global ec_double:
     // stack: retdest
     PUSH 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
     // stack: u256::MAX, retdest
-    PUSH 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+    DUP1
     // stack: u256::MAX, u256::MAX, retdest
     SWAP2
     // stack: retdest, u256::MAX, u256::MAX