diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-netsplit.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-netsplit.c
index 9411b2e9..8ce978ac 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-netsplit.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-netsplit.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void get_server_splits(void *key, NETSPLIT_REC *split, TEMP_SPLIT_REC *re
 		split->server->prints++;
 		chanrec->nick_count++;
 		if (netsplit_max_nicks <= 0 ||
-		    chanrec->nick_count < netsplit_max_nicks) {
+		    chanrec->nick_count <= netsplit_max_nicks) {
 			if (splitchan->nick.op) g_string_append_c(chanrec->nicks, '@');
 			g_string_sprintfa(chanrec->nicks, "%s ", split->nick);
 		}