diff --git a/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_encoder_simple.c b/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_encoder_simple.c
index 5f3284b24b..91448dd11f 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_encoder_simple.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_rmt/src/rmt_encoder_simple.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ static size_t rmt_encode_simple(rmt_encoder_t *encoder, rmt_channel_handle_t cha
         // reset internal index if encoding session has finished
         simple_encoder->last_symbol_index = 0;
         state |= RMT_ENCODING_COMPLETE;
-    } else {
+    }
+    if (symbol_off >= tx_chan->mem_end) {
         // no more free memory, the caller should yield
         state |= RMT_ENCODING_MEM_FULL;
     }