diff --git a/portlist.cc b/portlist.cc
index 0a27df8bc..b2c722899 100644
--- a/portlist.cc
+++ b/portlist.cc
@@ -694,8 +694,12 @@ bool PortList::isIgnoredState(int state) {
 
   int max_per_state = 25; // Ignore states with more ports than this
   /* We will show more ports when verbosity is requested */
-  if (o.verbose || o.debugging)
-    max_per_state *= (o.verbose + 20 * o.debugging);
+  if (o.verbose || o.debugging) {
+    if (o.ipprotscan)
+      max_per_state *= (o.verbose + 3 * o.debugging);
+    else
+      max_per_state *= (o.verbose + 20 * o.debugging);
+  }
   
   if (getStateCounts(state) > max_per_state)
     return true;