diff --git a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
index 6d747c72663..636312a2758 100644
--- a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
+++ b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ private Stroke getStroke()
             LOG.warn("Miter limit must be >= 1, value " + miterLimit + " is ignored");
             miterLimit = 10;
         }
-        phaseStart = Math.max(phaseStart, Short.MAX_VALUE); // PDFBOX-5653
+        phaseStart = Math.min(phaseStart, Short.MAX_VALUE); // PDFBOX-5653: avoid jdk8 JVM freeze
         return new BasicStroke(lineWidth, lineCap, lineJoin,
                                miterLimit, dashArray, phaseStart);
     }