diff --git a/lib/awful/widget.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
index e880bd83..dc9a706a 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function taglist.new(scr, label, buttons)
             end
         -- Remove widgets
         elseif len > #tags then
-            for i = #tags, len do
+            for i = #tags + 1, len do
                 w[i] = nil
             end
         end