diff --git a/routers/repo/repo.go b/routers/repo/repo.go
index 8ebcee79c..5fcbb84b9 100644
--- a/routers/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/repo/repo.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func checkContextUser(ctx *context.Context, uid int64) *models.User {
 // Create render creating repository page
 func Create(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if !ctx.User.CanCreateRepo() {
-		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.form.reach_limit_of_creation", ctx.User.RepoCreationNum()), tplCreate, nil)
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.form.reach_limit_of_creation", ctx.User.MaxCreationLimit()), tplCreate, nil)
 	}
 
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("new_repo")