diff --git a/src/node/miner.cpp b/src/node/miner.cpp
index 33eeaf91fb2..b9ecd855f0a 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/node/miner.cpp
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ void BlockAssembler::addPackageTxs(int& nPackagesSelected, int& nDescendantsUpda
 
             ++nConsecutiveFailed;
 
-            if (nConsecutiveFailed > MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES && nBlockWeight >
-                    m_options.nBlockMaxWeight - m_options.block_reserved_weight) {
+            if (nConsecutiveFailed > MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES && nBlockWeight +
+                    m_options.block_reserved_weight > m_options.nBlockMaxWeight) {
                 // Give up if we're close to full and haven't succeeded in a while
                 break;
             }