Index: bp-activity/bp-activity-classes.php
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--- bp-activity/bp-activity-classes.php	(revision 1615)
+++ bp-activity/bp-activity-classes.php	(working copy)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 		if ( $limit && $page )
 			$pag_sql = $wpdb->prepare( "LIMIT %d, %d", intval( ( $page - 1 ) * $limit), intval( $limit ) );
 
-		if ( $max )
+		if ( $max_items )
 			$max_sql = $wpdb->prepare( "LIMIT %d", $max_items );
 		
 		if ( $filter )