1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/std/buffer.c b/src/std/buffer.c
index 93e8558..a482bb9 100644
--- a/src/std/buffer.c
+++ b/src/std/buffer.c
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ static CHECK_RESULT int buffer_ensure_capacity(Buffer *self, usize new_capacity)
     if(capacity == 0) {
         capacity = new_capacity;
     } else {
-        while(capacity < new_capacity) {
-            capacity *= 1.5;
+        double cap = capacity;
+        const double new_cap = new_capacity;
+        while(cap < new_cap) {
+            cap *= 1.5;
         }
+        capacity = cap;
     }
 
     alloc_result = am_realloc(self->data, capacity, &new_mem);