diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 312f384a79..bf004462ae 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -789,6 +789,9 @@ function get_comment_pages_count( $comments = null, $per_page = null, $threaded
 	if ( empty($comments) )
 		return 0;
 
+	if ( ! get_option( 'page_comments' ) )
+		return 1;
+
 	if ( !isset($per_page) )
 		$per_page = (int) get_query_var('comments_per_page');
 	if ( 0 === $per_page )