diff --git a/src/common/shared/shared.c b/src/common/shared/shared.c
index 260780af..4d41ff63 100644
--- a/src/common/shared/shared.c
+++ b/src/common/shared/shared.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ Info_SetValueForKey(char *s, char *key, char *value)
 
 	Com_sprintf(newi, sizeof(newi), "\\%s\\%s", key, value);
 
-	if (strlen(newi) + strlen(s) > maxsize)
+	if (strlen(newi) + strlen(s) >= maxsize)
 	{
 		Com_Printf("Info string length exceeded\n");
 		return;