diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index 0eaea3c..599252a 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 	else
 		max_accept = -1;
 
-	while (max_accept--) {
+	while (actconn < global.maxconn && max_accept--) {
 		struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 		socklen_t laddr = sizeof(addr);