diff --git a/src/object.c b/src/object.c
index 62d70816dc1a5a4d9a310a4afbaf45b38eb2cdc0..6866d805ca3064991086741644a1f128b110303a 100644
--- a/src/object.c
+++ b/src/object.c
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ int rt_object_get_pointers(enum rt_object_class_type type, rt_object_t *pointers
 
         pointers[index] = object;
         index ++;
+
+        if (index >= maxlen) break;
     }
     rt_hw_interrupt_enable(level);