diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
index 425a9cb14..3ac6ab9eb 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public:
             fShmNonRtServerControl.waitIfDataIsReachingLimit();
 
             // kPluginBridgeNonRtServerParameter*
-            if (const uint32_t count = plugin->getParameterCount())
+            if (const uint32_t count = std::min(pData->options.maxParameters, plugin->getParameterCount()))
             {
                 // uint/count
                 fShmNonRtServerControl.writeOpcode(kPluginBridgeNonRtServerParameterCount);