diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 4139a7d24f..0bcd5062d2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ namespace
                 unsigned int  & page = mStates.top ().mPage;
                 Book   book = mStates.top ().mBook;
 
-                if (page < book->pageCount () - 2)
+                if (page+2 < book->pageCount())
                 {
                     page += 2;
                     updateShowingPages ();