diff --git a/src/ssl_crtlist.c b/src/ssl_crtlist.c
index f43982f4d..56d2bc4c9 100644
--- a/src/ssl_crtlist.c
+++ b/src/ssl_crtlist.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ int crtlist_parse_file(char *file, struct bind_conf *bind_conf, struct proxy *cu
 
 		if (*crt_path != '/' && global_ssl.crt_base) {
 			if ((strlen(global_ssl.crt_base) + 1 + strlen(crt_path)) > sizeof(path) ||
-			    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s",  global_ssl.crt_base, crt_path)) {
+			    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s",  global_ssl.crt_base, crt_path) > sizeof(path)) {
 				memprintf(err, "parsing [%s:%d]: '%s' : path too long",
 					  file, linenum, crt_path);
 				cfgerr |= ERR_ALERT | ERR_FATAL;