diff --git a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
index 1aec3dfc0..8cca0dc6e 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) newMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string,
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	if int(atomicOfflineDrives.Load()) > len(onlineDisks)/2 {
+	if int(atomicOfflineDrives.Load()) >= (len(onlineDisks)+1)/2 {
 		// if offline drives are more than 50% of the drives
 		// we have no quorum, we shouldn't proceed just
 		// fail at that point.