diff --git a/src/linkgraph/mcf.cpp b/src/linkgraph/mcf.cpp
index 483da91289..f6b85f82da 100644
--- a/src/linkgraph/mcf.cpp
+++ b/src/linkgraph/mcf.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool CapacityAnnotation::IsBetter(const CapacityAnnotation *base, uint cap,
 		int free_cap, uint dist) const
 {
 	int min_cap = Path::GetCapacityRatio(min(base->free_capacity, free_cap), min(base->capacity, cap));
-	int this_cap = this->GetCapacityRatio();
+	int this_cap = this->GetAnnotation();
 	if (min_cap == this_cap) {
 		/* If the capacities are the same and the other path isn't disconnected
 		 * choose the shorter path. */