diff --git a/lightning-invoice/src/utils.rs b/lightning-invoice/src/utils.rs
index 1a077f09537..ac63b1ff161 100644
--- a/lightning-invoice/src/utils.rs
+++ b/lightning-invoice/src/utils.rs
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ fn filter_channels<L: Deref>(
 			include_channel
 		})
 		.map(route_hint_from_channel)
+		.take(3)
 		.collect::<Vec<RouteHint>>()
 }