diff --git a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormSimple.php b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormSimple.php
index f539e85..fcf1a6c 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormSimple.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/InlineEntityFormSimple.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class InlineEntityFormSimple extends InlineEntityFormBase {
     // If we're using ulimited cardinality we don't display one empty item. Form
     // validation will kick in if left empty which esentially means people won't
     // be able to submit w/o creating another entity.
-    if ($element['#cardinality'] == FieldStorageDefinitionInterface::CARDINALITY_UNLIMITED) {
+    if ($element['#cardinality'] == FieldStorageDefinitionInterface::CARDINALITY_UNLIMITED && $element['#max_delta'] > 0) {
       $max = $element['#max_delta'];
       unset($element[$max]);
       $element['#max_delta'] = $max - 1;