diff --git a/contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c b/contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c
index c4ba24a7608..edad7efb12f 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_standby/pg_standby.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ RestoreWALFileForRecovery(void)
 		fflush(stderr);
 	}
 
-	while (numretries < maxretries)
+	while (numretries <= maxretries)
 	{
 		rc = system(restoreCommand);
 		if (rc == 0)