diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
index 780bfc2ed..f732a14cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ on_connect(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (server->n_clients >= MAX_CLIENTS) {
+	if (server->n_clients >= server->max_clients) {
 		close(client_fd);
 		errno = ECONNREFUSED;
 		goto error;