diff --git a/includes/defines.h b/includes/defines.h
index 95bc520a1..717bc4d93 100644
--- a/includes/defines.h
+++ b/includes/defines.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define THUMB_CACHE_SIZE 256
 
-#define NGOL 10
+#define NGOL 11
 
 #define IMGCONNS 3
 #define TIMEOUT 100
diff --git a/src/powder.c b/src/powder.c
index ea6506340..e3905b627 100644
--- a/src/powder.c
+++ b/src/powder.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void update_particles_i(pixel *vid, int start, int inc)
 			for(int golnum = 1;golnum<NGOL;golnum++)
 				for(int goldelete = 1;goldelete<10;goldelete++)
 			{
-				if(neighbors==goldelete&&gol[nx][ny]==0&&grule[golnum][goldelete]>=2&&gol2[nx][ny][golnum]>=goldelete/2)
+				if(neighbors==goldelete&&gol[nx][ny]==0&&grule[golnum][goldelete]>=2&&gol2[nx][ny][golnum]>=(goldelete%2)+goldelete/2)
 				{
 					create_part(-1,nx,ny,golnum+77);
 				}