diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 93822167f0..bb6808c2e8 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1018,7 +1018,9 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
     fAllowPrivateNet = GetBoolArg("-allowprivatenet", DEFAULT_ALLOWPRIVATENET);
 
     // Make sure enough file descriptors are available
-    int nBind = std::max((int)mapArgs.count("-bind") + (int)mapArgs.count("-whitebind"), 1);
+    int nBind = std::max(
+                (mapMultiArgs.count("-bind") ? mapMultiArgs.at("-bind").size() : 0) +
+                (mapMultiArgs.count("-whitebind") ? mapMultiArgs.at("-whitebind").size() : 0), size_t(1));
     nUserMaxConnections = GetArg("-maxconnections", DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS);
     nMaxConnections = std::max(nUserMaxConnections, 0);