diff --git a/include/grub/misc.h b/include/grub/misc.h
index 9bfc6974e..bcbcf33a3 100644
--- a/include/grub/misc.h
+++ b/include/grub/misc.h
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@ grub_abs (int x)
     return (unsigned int) x;
 }
 
+static inline long
+grub_min (long x, long y)
+{
+  if (x < y)
+    return x;
+  else
+    return y;
+}
+
 static inline long
 grub_max (long x, long y)
 {
diff --git a/script/execute.c b/script/execute.c
index 1f639e00b..3ad0b9dff 100644
--- a/script/execute.c
+++ b/script/execute.c
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ grub_script_break (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__((unused)),
   if (argc == 0)
     count = 1;
 
-  else if ((argc > 1) ||
-	   (count = grub_strtoul (argv[0], &p, 10)) > active_loops ||
+  else if ((argc > 1) || (count = grub_strtoul (argv[0], &p, 10)) == 0 ||
 	   (*p != '\0'))
     return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "bad break");
 
-  active_breaks = count;
+  active_breaks = grub_min (active_loops, count);
   return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
 }