diff --git a/src/attrib.c b/src/attrib.c
index 079607c1b..fc6a7aebf 100644
--- a/src/attrib.c
+++ b/src/attrib.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	attrib.c	$NHDT-Date: 1726168587 2024/09/12 19:16:27 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.129 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	attrib.c	$NHDT-Date: 1754979443 2025/08/11 22:17:23 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.134 $ */
 /*      Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, M. Stephenson           */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -701,7 +701,9 @@ init_attr_role_redist(int np, boolean addition)
     while ((addition ? (np > 0) : (np < 0)) && tryct < 100) {
         int i = rnd_attr();
 
-        if (i >= A_MAX || ABASE(i) >= ATTRMAX(i)) {
+        if (i >= A_MAX
+            || (addition ? (ABASE(i) >= ATTRMAX(i))
+                         : (ABASE(i) <= ATTRMIN(i)))) {
             tryct++;
             continue;
         }