diff --git a/source3/winbindd/winbindd.c b/source3/winbindd/winbindd.c
index 72ae813..8d73d9f 100644
--- a/source3/winbindd/winbindd.c
+++ b/source3/winbindd/winbindd.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ static void winbindd_listen_fde_handler(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	struct winbindd_listen_state *s = talloc_get_type_abort(private_data,
 					  struct winbindd_listen_state);
 
+	bool has_idle = true;
 	while (winbindd_num_clients() >
 	       WINBINDD_MAX_SIMULTANEOUS_CLIENTS - 1) {
 		DEBUG(5,("winbindd: Exceeding %d client "
@@ -949,6 +950,7 @@ static void winbindd_listen_fde_handler(struct tevent_context *ev,
 			 "connection.\n",
 			 WINBINDD_MAX_SIMULTANEOUS_CLIENTS));
 		if (!remove_idle_client()) {
+			has_idle = false;
 			DEBUG(0,("winbindd: Exceeding %d "
 				 "client connections, no idle "
 				 "connection found\n",
@@ -958,7 +960,8 @@ static void winbindd_listen_fde_handler(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	}
 
 	/* new, non-privileged connection */
-	new_connection(s->fd, s->privileged);
+	if (has_idle)
+		new_connection(s->fd, s->privileged);
 }
 
 static bool winbindd_setup_listeners(void)