diff --git a/include/proto/session.h b/include/proto/session.h
index eabebb85af..a80f97dc13 100644
--- a/include/proto/session.h
+++ b/include/proto/session.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static inline int session_add_conn(struct session *sess, struct connection *conn
 /* Returns 0 if the session can keep the idle conn, -1 if it was destroyed, or 1 if it was added to the server list */
 static inline int session_check_idle_conn(struct session *sess, struct connection *conn)
 {
-	if (sess->idle_conns > sess->fe->max_out_conns) {
+	if (sess->idle_conns >= sess->fe->max_out_conns) {
 		/* We can't keep the connection, let's try to add it to the server idle list */
 		session_unown_conn(sess, conn);
 		conn->owner = NULL;