diff --git a/apps/files/index.php b/apps/files/index.php
index 4d765b69e4..cd9341d3b1 100644
--- a/apps/files/index.php
+++ b/apps/files/index.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ $permissions = $dirInfo->getPermissions();
 $storageInfo=OC_Helper::getStorageInfo($dir);
 $freeSpace=$storageInfo['free'];
 $uploadLimit=OCP\Util::uploadLimit();
-$maxUploadFilesize=OCP\Util::maxUploadFilesize($dir);
+$maxUploadFilesize=OCP\Util::maxUploadFilesize($dir, $freeSpace);
 $publicUploadEnabled = $config->getAppValue('core', 'shareapi_allow_public_upload', 'yes');
 // if the encryption app is disabled, than everything is fine (INIT_SUCCESSFUL status code)
 $encryptionInitStatus = 2;