diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index c72dd2b8e2f..0633d623d06 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -976,13 +976,13 @@ function comment_render($node, $cid = 0) {
     }
     else {
       // Multiple comment view
-      $query_count = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {comments} WHERE nid = %d';
+      $query_count = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {comments} c WHERE c.nid = %d';
       $query = 'SELECT c.cid as cid, c.pid, c.nid, c.subject, c.comment, c.format, c.timestamp, c.name, c.mail, c.homepage, u.uid, u.name AS registered_name, u.signature, u.picture, u.data, c.thread, c.status FROM {comments} c INNER JOIN {users} u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.nid = %d';
 
       $query_args = array($nid);
       if (!user_access('administer comments')) {
         $query .= ' AND c.status = %d';
-        $query_count .= ' AND status = %d';
+        $query_count .= ' AND c.status = %d';
         $query_args[] = COMMENT_PUBLISHED;
       }