diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/StoreUsage.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/StoreUsage.java
index 4646551f89..1bd6c41cf7 100755
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/StoreUsage.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/StoreUsage.java
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public class StoreUsage extends PercentLimitUsage<StoreUsage> {
     protected void updateLimitBasedOnPercent() {
         usageLock.writeLock().lock();
         try {
-
-            if (percentLimit > 0 && store != null) {
+            if (percentLimit >= 0 && store != null) {
                 File dir = StoreUtil.findParentDirectory(store.getDirectory());
 
                 if (dir != null) {
diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/TempUsage.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/TempUsage.java
index f068dbe854..e34a745da7 100755
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/TempUsage.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/usage/TempUsage.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class TempUsage extends PercentLimitUsage<TempUsage> {
     protected void updateLimitBasedOnPercent() {
         usageLock.writeLock().lock();
         try {
-            if (percentLimit > 0 && store != null) {
+            if (percentLimit >= 0 && store != null) {
                 File dir = StoreUtil.findParentDirectory(store.getDirectory());
 
                 if (dir != null) {