diff --git a/lib/utils/strings.js b/lib/utils/strings.js
index 313c27b..b07a732 100644
--- a/lib/utils/strings.js
+++ b/lib/utils/strings.js
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ exports.string2buf = function (str) {
 
 // Helper (used in 2 places)
 function buf2binstring(buf, len) {
-  // use fallback for big arrays to avoid stack overflow
-  if (len < 65537) {
+  // On Chrome, the arguments in a function call that are allowed is `65534`.
+  // If the length of the buffer is smaller than that, we can use this optimization,
+  // otherwise we will take a slower path.
+  if (len < 65534) {
     if ((buf.subarray && STR_APPLY_UIA_OK) || (!buf.subarray && STR_APPLY_OK)) {
       return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, utils.shrinkBuf(buf, len));
     }