diff --git a/phpmd.xml.dist b/phpmd.xml.dist
index 44b3efdf..2077e02b 100644
--- a/phpmd.xml.dist
+++ b/phpmd.xml.dist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/CouplingBetweenObjects">
         <!-- AbstractContainer needs more coupling (default: 13) -->
         <properties>
-            <property name="minimum" value="20" />
+            <property name="maximum" value="20" />
         </properties>
     </rule>
     <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/NumberOfChildren">