diff --git a/cmd/os-readdir_other.go b/cmd/os-readdir_other.go
index 4e31ff3b1..6429627b3 100644
--- a/cmd/os-readdir_other.go
+++ b/cmd/os-readdir_other.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func readDirWithOpts(dirPath string, opts readDirOpts) (entries []string, err er
 
 	maxEntries := 1000
 	if opts.count > 0 && opts.count < maxEntries {
-		maxEntries = count
+		maxEntries = opts.count
 	}
 
 	done := false