diff --git a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/rlp/encode_rlp_scalar.asm b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/rlp/encode_rlp_scalar.asm
index fdfec501..cd4a837e 100644
--- a/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/rlp/encode_rlp_scalar.asm
+++ b/evm/src/cpu/kernel/asm/rlp/encode_rlp_scalar.asm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ global doubly_encode_rlp_scalar:
     %increment
     %mstore_rlp
     // stack: pos, retdest
-    %increment
+    %add_const(2)
     // stack: pos, retdest
     SWAP1
     JUMP