diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 6214c754c3..248aedfa12 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,13 @@ static void AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (CNode::IsBanned(addr) && !whitelisted)
+    {
+        LogPrintf("connection from %s dropped (banned)\n", addr.ToString());
+        CloseSocket(hSocket);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (nInbound >= nMaxInbound)
     {
         LogPrint("net", "connection from %s dropped (full)\n", addr.ToString());
@@ -825,13 +832,6 @@ static void AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (CNode::IsBanned(addr) && !whitelisted)
-    {
-        LogPrintf("connection from %s dropped (banned)\n", addr.ToString());
-        CloseSocket(hSocket);
-        return;
-    }
-
     CNode* pnode = new CNode(hSocket, addr, "", true);
     pnode->AddRef();
     pnode->fWhitelisted = whitelisted;