diff --git a/src/libexpr/print.cc b/src/libexpr/print.cc
index 10fe7923f..4e44fa721 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/print.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/print.cc
@@ -345,11 +345,13 @@ private:
 
             auto prettyPrint = shouldPrettyPrintAttrs(sorted);
 
+            size_t currentAttrsPrinted = 0;
+
             for (auto & i : sorted) {
                 printSpace(prettyPrint);
 
                 if (attrsPrinted >= options.maxAttrs) {
-                    printElided(sorted.size() - attrsPrinted, "attribute", "attributes");
+                    printElided(sorted.size() - currentAttrsPrinted, "attribute", "attributes");
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ private:
                 print(*i.second, depth + 1);
                 output << ";";
                 attrsPrinted++;
+                currentAttrsPrinted++;
             }
 
             decreaseIndent();
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
index 6f907106b..b262e814d 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ error:
              |   ^
            10|
 
-       error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { a = { a = { a = { a = "ha"; b = "ha"; c = "ha"; d = "ha"; e = "ha"; f = "ha"; g = "ha"; h = "ha"; j = "ha"; }; «4294967295 attributes elided» }; «4294967294 attributes elided» }; «4294967293 attributes elided» }
+       error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { a = { a = { a = { a = "ha"; b = "ha"; c = "ha"; d = "ha"; e = "ha"; f = "ha"; g = "ha"; h = "ha"; j = "ha"; }; «8 attributes elided» }; «8 attributes elided» }; «8 attributes elided» }