diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index c3ff316419..39e01b6328 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ func (srv *Server) maxInboundConns() int {
 }
 
 func (srv *Server) maxDialedConns() int {
-	if srv.NoDiscovery || srv.NoDial {
+	if srv.NoDial {
 		return 0
 	}
 	r := srv.DialRatio