diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 9fc19237da..9e956adc2c 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -14905,3 +14905,12 @@ Daniel 2004-07-08
     */
         Makefile.in
 
+Brian  8 July 2004
+    - Fixed a small bug in allowed_disk_usage where the global_prefs.disk_max_used_pct
+      was directly multiplied with the total disk, creating a disk value that was a factor
+      of 100 off, effectively never becoming the min value returned by the function.
+
+    client/
+        cs_prefs.C
+      
+
diff --git a/client/cs_prefs.C b/client/cs_prefs.C
index 81bbb4447f..69189e0cdc 100644
--- a/client/cs_prefs.C
+++ b/client/cs_prefs.C
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void CLIENT_STATE::install_global_prefs() {
 int CLIENT_STATE::allowed_disk_usage(double& size) {
     double percent_space, min_val;
 
-    percent_space = host_info.d_total*global_prefs.disk_max_used_pct;
+    percent_space = host_info.d_total*global_prefs.disk_max_used_pct/100.0;
 
     min_val = host_info.d_free - global_prefs.disk_min_free_gb*(1024.*1024.*1024.);