diff --git a/include/boost/multi_index/detail/index_base.hpp b/include/boost/multi_index/detail/index_base.hpp
index cec41d2..4e56e21 100644
--- a/include/boost/multi_index/detail/index_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multi_index/detail/index_base.hpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ protected:
 
   bool        final_empty_()const{return final().empty_();}
   std::size_t final_size_()const{return final().size_();}
-  std::size_t final_max_size_()const{return final.max_size_();}
+  std::size_t final_max_size_()const{return final().max_size_();}
 
   std::pair<final_node_type*,bool> final_insert_(value_param_type x)
     {return final().insert_(x);}
diff --git a/test/test_capacity.cpp b/test/test_capacity.cpp
index 9e0390a..7b254c3 100644
--- a/test/test_capacity.cpp
+++ b/test/test_capacity.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void test_capacity()
 
   BOOST_CHECK(!es.empty());
   BOOST_CHECK(es.size()==5);
+  BOOST_CHECK(es.size()<=es.max_size());
 
   es.erase(es.begin());
   BOOST_CHECK(get<name>(es).size()==4);
@@ -36,11 +37,13 @@ void test_capacity()
   es.erase(es.begin());
   BOOST_CHECK(!get<as_inserted>(es).empty());
   BOOST_CHECK(get<as_inserted>(es).size()==3);
+  BOOST_CHECK(get<as_inserted>(es).size()<=get<as_inserted>(es).max_size());
 
   multi_index_container<int,indexed_by<sequenced<> > > ss;
 
   ss.resize(10);
   BOOST_CHECK(ss.size()==10);
+  BOOST_CHECK(ss.size()<=ss.max_size());
 
   ss.resize(20);
   BOOST_CHECK(ss.size()==20);