diff --git a/borg/_hashindex.c b/borg/_hashindex.c
index 6dde62fe3..247454d26 100644
--- a/borg/_hashindex.c
+++ b/borg/_hashindex.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int get_lower_limit(int num_buckets){
 int get_upper_limit(int num_buckets){
     int max_buckets = hash_sizes[NELEMS(hash_sizes) - 1];
     if (num_buckets >= max_buckets)
-        return max_buckets;
+        return num_buckets;
     return (int)(num_buckets * HASH_MAX_LOAD);
 }