diff --git bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php
index d0ea32c..cf86324 100644
--- bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php
+++ bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class BP_Groups_Group {
 			$sql[] = "ORDER BY {$orderby} {$order}";
 		}
 
-		if ( ! empty( $r['per_page'] ) && ! empty( $r['page'] ) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $r['per_page'] ) && ! empty( $r['page'] ) && $r['per_page'] != -1 ) {
 			$sql['pagination'] = $wpdb->prepare( "LIMIT %d, %d", intval( ( $r['page'] - 1 ) * $r['per_page']), intval( $r['per_page'] ) );
 		}