diff --git a/lib/stringsutil/stringsutil.go b/lib/stringsutil/stringsutil.go
index cd5754cfd1..96afb208c5 100644
--- a/lib/stringsutil/stringsutil.go
+++ b/lib/stringsutil/stringsutil.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package stringsutil
 // If len(s) > maxLen, then s is replaced with "s_prefix..s_suffix",
 // so the total length of the returned string doesn't exceed maxLen.
 func LimitStringLen(s string, maxLen int) string {
-	if len(s) <= maxLen || maxLen <= 4 {
+	if len(s) <= maxLen || maxLen < 4 {
 		return s
 	}
 	n := (maxLen / 2) - 1