diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/PeerSync.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/PeerSync.java
index 344e0e119b0..3b5a8308016 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/PeerSync.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/update/PeerSync.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class PeerSync  {
       return true;
     }
     
-    if (toRequest.size() > maxRequests) {
+    if (toRequest.size() > maxUpdates) {
       return false;
     }