diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2487555383..00cd9f616b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	* fix issue where set_piece_deadline() did not correctly post read_piece_alert
 	* fix integer overflow in piece picker
 	* torrent_status::num_pieces counts pieces passed hash check, as documented
+	* check settings_pack::max_out_request_queue before performance alert
 
 2.0.10 released
 
diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 76db3ac5aa..6f81a68537 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -5117,7 +5117,7 @@ namespace libtorrent {
 
 		update_desired_queue_size();
 
-		if (m_desired_queue_size == m_max_out_request_queue
+		if (m_desired_queue_size >= m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::max_out_request_queue)
 			&& t->alerts().should_post<performance_alert>())
 		{
 			t->alerts().emplace_alert<performance_alert>(t->get_handle()