diff --git a/lib/string.js b/lib/string.js
index 5f079766..f14c5450 100644
--- a/lib/string.js
+++ b/lib/string.js
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ helpers.truncateWords = function(str, count, suffix) {
 
     var num = Number(count);
     var arr = str.split(/[ \t]/);
-    if (num > arr.length) {
+    if (num < arr.length) {
       arr = arr.slice(0, num);
     }