diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index b50e7cf0..a9e1da37 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
         };
 
         function sequencesize(statements, compressor) {
-            if (statements.length < 2 || statements.length > 2000) return statements;
+            if (statements.length < 2) return statements;
             var seq = [], ret = [];
             function push_seq() {
                 seq = AST_Seq.from_array(seq);
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                 seq = [];
             };
             statements.forEach(function(stat){
-                if (stat instanceof AST_SimpleStatement) seq.push(stat.body);
+                if (stat instanceof AST_SimpleStatement && seq.length < 2000) seq.push(stat.body);
                 else push_seq(), ret.push(stat);
             });
             push_seq();