diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
index 9fc112ce3c..845f52c139 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelModule.cpp
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ Module *__KernelLoadELFFromPtr(const u8 *ptr, u32 loadAddress, std::string *erro
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		u32_le variableCount = ent->size == 4 ? ent->vcount : ent->vcountNew;
+		u32_le variableCount = ent->size <= 4 ? ent->vcount : std::max((u32)ent->vcount , (u32)ent->vcountNew);
 		const char *name;
 		if (Memory::IsValidAddress(ent->name)) {
 			name = Memory::GetCharPointer(ent->name);