diff --git a/gitlab/__init__.py b/gitlab/__init__.py
index 57a91edcf..e6a151a87 100644
--- a/gitlab/__init__.py
+++ b/gitlab/__init__.py
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ def __iter__(self):
         return self
 
     def __len__(self):
-        return int(self._total_pages)
+        return int(self._total)
 
     def __next__(self):
         return self.next()