diff --git a/models/issues/pull.go b/models/issues/pull.go
index 4557488167c..91c52250330 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (pr *PullRequest) getReviewedByLines(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer)
 	reviewersWritten := 0
 
 	for _, review := range reviews {
-		if maxReviewers > 0 && reviewersWritten > maxReviewers {
+		if maxReviewers > 0 && reviewersWritten >= maxReviewers {
 			break
 		}
 
diff --git a/models/issues/pull_test.go b/models/issues/pull_test.go
index 0364acebef1..0aebda3290b 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull_test.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/optional"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -404,6 +405,10 @@ func testGetApprovers(t *testing.T) {
 	approvers := pr.GetApprovers(t.Context())
 	expected := "Reviewed-by: User Five <user5@example.com>\nReviewed-by: Org Six <org6@example.com>\n"
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, approvers)
+
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.Repository.PullRequest.DefaultMergeMessageMaxApprovers, 1)()
+	approvers = pr.GetApprovers(t.Context())
+	assert.Equal(t, "Reviewed-by: User Five <user5@example.com>\n", approvers)
 }
 
 func testGetPullRequestByMergedCommit(t *testing.T) {