diff --git a/skeletons/ber_tlv_length.c b/skeletons/ber_tlv_length.c
index 49343d3..f7342e7 100644
--- a/skeletons/ber_tlv_length.c
+++ b/skeletons/ber_tlv_length.c
@@ -84,17 +84,8 @@
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we didn't exceed the maximum stack size.
 	 */
-	if(opt_codec_ctx && opt_codec_ctx->max_stack_size) {
-		ptrdiff_t usedstack = ((char *)opt_codec_ctx - (char *)&size);
-		/* double negative is required to avoid int wrap-around */
-		if(usedstack > 0) usedstack = -usedstack;
-		ASN_DEBUG("Current stack size %ld", -(long)usedstack);
-		if(usedstack < -(ptrdiff_t)opt_codec_ctx->max_stack_size) {
-			ASN_DEBUG("Stack limit %ld reached",
-				(long)opt_codec_ctx->max_stack_size);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
+	if(_ASN_STACK_OVERFLOW_CHECK(opt_codec_ctx))
+		return -1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Determine the size of L in TLV.