diff --git a/asm/assemble.go b/asm/assemble.go
index 1be3793..f0f2648 100644
--- a/asm/assemble.go
+++ b/asm/assemble.go
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ func subSP(size int) []byte { // SUBQ $size, SP
 	if size >= -128 && size <= 127 {
 		return []byte{0x48, 0x83, 0xEC, byte(int8(size))}
 	}
+	// 128..255 do not fit SUB's unsigned imm8, but the Go assembler
+	// switches to ADDQ $-size, SP whose sign-extended imm8 does.
+	if size >= -255 && size <= 255 {
+		return []byte{0x48, 0x83, 0xC4, byte(int8(-size))}
+	}
 	return append([]byte{0x48, 0x81, 0xEC}, le32(int64(size))...)
 }