diff --git a/src/llama-grammar.cpp b/src/llama-grammar.cpp
index f14215ac7..6aa03c766 100644
--- a/src/llama-grammar.cpp
+++ b/src/llama-grammar.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ const char * llama_grammar_parser::parse_sequence(
             total_rules = min_times;
         }
 
-        if (n_prev_rules * total_rules >= MAX_REPETITION_THRESHOLD) {
+        if (n_prev_rules * total_rules > MAX_REPETITION_THRESHOLD) {
             throw std::runtime_error("number of rules that are going to be repeated multiplied by the new repetition exceeds sane defaults, please reduce the number of repetitions or rule complexity");
         }