diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/CodaBarReader.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/CodaBarReader.java
index 7ecd28402..724ff798c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/CodaBarReader.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/oned/CodaBarReader.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public final class CodaBarReader extends OneDReader {
   private void counterAppend(int e) {
     counters[counterLength] = e;
     counterLength++;
-    if (counterLength >= counterLength) {
+    if (counterLength >= counters.length) {
       int[] temp = new int[counterLength * 2];
       System.arraycopy(counters, 0, temp, 0, counterLength);
       counters = temp;