diff --git a/Lilu/Sources/kern_patcher.cpp b/Lilu/Sources/kern_patcher.cpp
index c69fa817..a2a66876 100644
--- a/Lilu/Sources/kern_patcher.cpp
+++ b/Lilu/Sources/kern_patcher.cpp
@@ -649,8 +649,10 @@ bool KernelPatcher::findPattern(const void *pattern, const void *patternMask, si
 }
 
 bool KernelPatcher::findAndReplaceWithMask(void *data, size_t dataSize, const void *find, size_t findSize, const void *findMask, size_t findMaskSize, const void *replace, size_t replaceSize, const void *replaceMask, size_t replaceMaskSize, size_t count, size_t skip) {
-	if (dataSize < findSize) return false;
-	
+	if (dataSize < findSize) {
+		SYSLOG("patcher", "data size must not exceed find size!");
+		return false;
+	}
 	if (findSize < replaceSize) {
 		SYSLOG("patcher", "find size must be larger or equivalent to repl size!");
 		return false;