1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
index 82e08fecf22a..9a675fcd576a 100644
--- a/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix-store/nix-store.cc
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void opGC(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
         else if (*i == "--delete") options.action = GCOptions::gcDeleteDead;
         else if (*i == "--max-freed") {
             long long maxFreed = getIntArg<long long>(*i, i, opFlags.end());
-            options.maxFreed = maxFreed >= 1 ? maxFreed : 1;
+            options.maxFreed = maxFreed >= 0 ? maxFreed : 0;
         }
         else throw UsageError(format("bad sub-operation `%1%' in GC") % *i);