diff --git a/src/ziplist.c b/src/ziplist.c
index 0da1b0ca6263a60195cbd51848c895d3c77c4cdf..e407937ff979b56e184da0c8317a8a3917ba4392 100644
--- a/src/ziplist.c
+++ b/src/ziplist.c
@@ -797,9 +797,9 @@ unsigned char *__ziplistInsert(unsigned char *zl, unsigned char *p, unsigned cha
 
         /* Encode this entry's raw length in the next entry. */
         if (forcelarge)
-            zipStorePrevEntryLength(p+reqlen,reqlen);
-        else
             zipStorePrevEntryLengthLarge(p+reqlen,reqlen);
+        else
+            zipStorePrevEntryLength(p+reqlen,reqlen);
 
         /* Update offset for tail */
         ZIPLIST_TAIL_OFFSET(zl) =