diff --git a/src/segment.c b/src/segment.c
index a93ea218..1390e77a 100644
--- a/src/segment.c
+++ b/src/segment.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_alloc(size_t required, size_t page_alignment, mi
   // Commit eagerly only if not the first N lazy segments (to reduce impact of many threads that allocate just a little)
   const bool eager_delay = (// !_mi_os_has_overcommit() &&             // never delay on overcommit systems
                             _mi_current_thread_count() > 1 &&       // do not delay for the first N threads
-                            tld->count < (size_t)mi_option_get(mi_option_eager_commit_delay));
+                            tld->peak_count < (size_t)mi_option_get(mi_option_eager_commit_delay));
   const bool eager = !eager_delay && mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_eager_commit);
   bool commit = eager || (required > 0);