diff --git a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Basic.lean b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Basic.lean
index 5b1f9947c9..fbc9e770ec 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Basic.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Basic.lean
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ structure FunDeclCore (Code : Type) where
   value : Code
   deriving Inhabited
 
+def FunDeclCore.getArity (decl : FunDeclCore Code) : Nat :=
+  decl.params.size
+
 structure CasesCore (Code : Type) where
   typeName : Name
   resultType : Expr
diff --git a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Check.lean b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Check.lean
index 36a659b7cb..22b0b64be3 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Check.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/Check.lean
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ partial def check (code : Code) : CheckM Expr := do
     withFVarId decl.fvarId do check k
   | .jp decl k => checkFunDecl decl; withJp decl.fvarId do check k
   | .cases c => checkCases c
-  | .jmp fvarId args => checkJpInScope fvarId; checkAppArgs (.fvar fvarId) args; code.inferType
+  | .jmp fvarId args =>
+    checkJpInScope fvarId
+    let decl ← getFunDecl fvarId
+    unless decl.getArity == args.size do
+      throwError "invalid LCNF `jmp`, join point has #{decl.getArity} parameters, but #{args.size} were provided"
+    checkAppArgs (.fvar fvarId) args; code.inferType
   | .return fvarId => checkFVar fvarId; code.inferType
   | .unreach .. => code.inferType
 
diff --git a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/CompilerM.lean b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/CompilerM.lean
index bab0507449..729b0f1987 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/CompilerM.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Compiler/LCNF/CompilerM.lean
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ def getLocalDecl (fvarId : FVarId) : CompilerM LocalDecl := do
   let some decl := (← get).lctx.localDecls.find? fvarId | throwError "unknown free variable {fvarId.name}"
   return decl
 
+def getFunDecl (fvarId : FVarId) : CompilerM FunDecl := do
+  let some decl := (← get).lctx.funDecls.find? fvarId | throwError "unknown local function {fvarId.name}"
+  return decl
+
 @[inline] def modifyLCtx (f : LCtx → LCtx) : CompilerM Unit := do
    modify fun s => { s with lctx := f s.lctx }