diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 55b9e63ba..d03a255a0 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::processFile(const std::string& filename)
             configurations.push_back(_settings.userDefines);
         }
 
-        if (!_settings._force && configurations.size() >= _settings._maxConfigs) {
+        if (!_settings._force && configurations.size() > _settings._maxConfigs) {
             const std::string fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(filename);
             ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation location;
             location.setfile(fixedpath);