diff --git a/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs b/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
index 88f59d6..2b518fd 100644
--- a/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
+++ b/WhiteMagic/MemoryBase.cs
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ public abstract class MemoryBase : IDisposable
     private static int IndexOfPattern(byte[] data, byte[] pattern)
     {
         int lastStart = data.Length - pattern.Length;
-        for (int i = 0; i <= lastStart; i++)
+        int stride = Math.Max(1, pattern.Length);
+        for (int i = 0; i <= lastStart; i += stride)
         {
             bool match = true;
             for (int j = 0; j < pattern.Length; j++)