diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index 1861093e9d..b2e0940c7a 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static void get_object_details(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_objects; i++) {
 		struct object_entry *entry = sorted_by_offset[i];
 		check_object(entry);
-		if (big_file_threshold <= entry->size)
+		if (big_file_threshold < entry->size)
 			entry->no_try_delta = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/streaming.c b/streaming.c
index 3a3cd1206a..4d978e54e4 100644
--- a/streaming.c
+++ b/streaming.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static enum input_source istream_source(const unsigned char *sha1,
 	case OI_LOOSE:
 		return loose;
 	case OI_PACKED:
-		if (!oi->u.packed.is_delta && big_file_threshold <= size)
+		if (!oi->u.packed.is_delta && big_file_threshold < size)
 			return pack_non_delta;
 		/* fallthru */
 	default: