diff --git a/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/CodeItem.java b/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/CodeItem.java
index 56765352..9ad1e218 100644
--- a/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/CodeItem.java
+++ b/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/CodeItem.java
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class CodeItem extends Item<CodeItem> {
         InstructionWriter.writeInstructions(encodedInstructions, referencedItems, out);
 
         if (tries != null && tries.length > 0) {
-            if ((tries.length % 2) == 1) {
+            if ((encodedInstructions.length % 4) != 0) {
                 out.writeShort(0);
             }