diff --git a/libparted/arch/linux.c b/libparted/arch/linux.c
index 4c9a2d3..b6453a5 100644
--- a/libparted/arch/linux.c
+++ b/libparted/arch/linux.c
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ static int
 _disk_sync_part_table (PedDisk* disk)
 {
         int     i;
-        int     last = PED_MAX (ped_disk_get_last_partition_num (disk), 16);
+        int     last = PED_MIN (ped_disk_get_last_partition_num (disk), 16);
         int*    rets = ped_malloc(sizeof(int) * last);
         int*    errnums = ped_malloc(sizeof(int) * last);
         int     ret = 1;
@@ -2432,7 +2432,7 @@ static int
 _dm_reread_part_table (PedDisk* disk)
 {
         int     rc = 1;
-        int     last = PED_MAX (ped_disk_get_last_partition_num (disk), 16);
+        int     last = PED_MIN (ped_disk_get_last_partition_num (disk), 16);
         int     i;
 
         sync();