diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index fb7078abd..2680e76a9 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -1357,9 +1357,8 @@ int zsetAdd(robj *zobj, double score, sds ele, int *flags, double *newscore) {
             /* Optimize: check if the element is too large or the list
              * becomes too long *before* executing zzlInsert. */
             zobj->ptr = zzlInsert(zobj->ptr,ele,score);
-            if (zzlLength(zobj->ptr) > server.zset_max_ziplist_entries)
-                zsetConvert(zobj,OBJ_ENCODING_SKIPLIST);
-            if (sdslen(ele) > server.zset_max_ziplist_value)
+            if (zzlLength(zobj->ptr) > server.zset_max_ziplist_entries ||
+                sdslen(ele) > server.zset_max_ziplist_value)
                 zsetConvert(zobj,OBJ_ENCODING_SKIPLIST);
             if (newscore) *newscore = score;
             *flags |= ZADD_ADDED;