diff --git a/core/src/avm1/activation.rs b/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
index 130d0a952..d5ae9c196 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use ruffle_render::bounding_box::BoundingBox;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::{Ref, RefMut};
+use std::cmp::min;
 use std::fmt;
 use swf::avm1::read::Reader;
 use swf::avm1::types::*;
@@ -2183,7 +2184,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
         let loaded = self
             .target_clip()
             .and_then(|dobj| dobj.as_movie_clip())
-            .map(|mc| mc.frames_loaded() > action.frame)
+            .map(|mc| mc.frames_loaded() > min(action.frame, mc.frames_loaded() - 1))
             .unwrap_or(true);
         if !loaded {
             // Note that the offset is given in # of actions, NOT in bytes.
@@ -2202,7 +2203,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
         let loaded = self
             .target_clip()
             .and_then(|dobj| dobj.as_movie_clip())
-            .map(|mc| mc.frames_loaded() > frame_num)
+            .map(|mc| mc.frames_loaded() > min(frame_num, mc.frames_loaded() - 1))
             .unwrap_or(true);
         if !loaded {
             // Note that the offset is given in # of actions, NOT in bytes.