diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3bbf654a4..74fc7d9d7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2000-12-23  Clint Adams  <schizo@debian.org>
 
+	* unposted: configure.in: thinko in jobtable size determination.
+
 	* Chip Salzenberg: 13310: Completion/Debian/_apt:
 	correct typo for apt-cache completion.
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e59674287..734ac3da3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(max-jobtable-size,
     #endif
    ],
    maxj=max)
+  fi
 
    if test x$maxj = xmax; then
     AC_DEFINE(MAXJOB, MAX_TASKS_PER_USER)
@@ -1395,7 +1396,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(max-jobtable-size,
     AC_DEFINE(MAXJOB, 256)
     AC_MSG_RESULT(${msg}256)
    fi
-  fi
 
  elif test x$enableval = xno; then
  AC_DEFINE(MAXJOB,512)