diff --git a/js/bootstrap-select.js b/js/bootstrap-select.js
index 86bf24c1a..6582d9184 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-select.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-select.js
@@ -1209,8 +1209,8 @@
                   that.$menuInner.find('[data-optgroup="' + optgroupID + '"]').removeClass('selected');
                   that.setSelected(clickedIndex, true);
                 } else {
-                  var maxOptionsArr = (typeof that.options.maxOptionsText === 'function') ?
-                          that.options.maxOptionsText(maxOptions, maxOptionsGrp) : that.options.maxOptionsText,
+                  var maxOptionsText = typeof that.options.maxOptionsText === 'string' ? [that.options.maxOptionsText, that.options.maxOptionsText] : that.options.maxOptionsText,
+                      maxOptionsArr = typeof maxOptionsText === 'function' ? maxOptionsText(maxOptions, maxOptionsGrp) : maxOptionsText,
                       maxTxt = maxOptionsArr[0].replace('{n}', maxOptions),
                       maxTxtGrp = maxOptionsArr[1].replace('{n}', maxOptionsGrp),
                       $notify = $('<div class="notify"></div>');