diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/Mockito.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/Mockito.java
index a0502a6eec..8c1a0cff9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/Mockito.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/Mockito.java
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ public static <T> MockedConstruction<T> mockConstructionWithAnswer(
                 context -> {
                     if (context.getCount() == 1 || additionalAnswers.length == 0) {
                         return withSettings().defaultAnswer(defaultAnswer);
-                    } else if (context.getCount() >= additionalAnswers.length) {
+                    } else if (context.getCount() > additionalAnswers.length) {
                         return withSettings()
                                 .defaultAnswer(additionalAnswers[additionalAnswers.length - 1]);
                     } else {
diff --git a/subprojects/inline/src/test/java/org/mockitoinline/ConstructionMockTest.java b/subprojects/inline/src/test/java/org/mockitoinline/ConstructionMockTest.java
index 4195080814..7eb87c5702 100644
--- a/subprojects/inline/src/test/java/org/mockitoinline/ConstructionMockTest.java
+++ b/subprojects/inline/src/test/java/org/mockitoinline/ConstructionMockTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ public void testConstructionMockDefaultAnswerMultiple() {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests issue #2544
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testConstructionMockDefaultAnswerMultipleMoreThanTwo() {
+        try (MockedConstruction<Dummy> ignored = Mockito.mockConstructionWithAnswer(Dummy.class, invocation -> "bar", invocation -> "qux", invocation -> "baz")) {
+            assertEquals("bar", new Dummy().foo());
+            assertEquals("qux", new Dummy().foo());
+            assertEquals("baz", new Dummy().foo());
+            assertEquals("baz", new Dummy().foo());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testConstructionMockPrepared() {
         try (MockedConstruction<Dummy> ignored = Mockito.mockConstruction(Dummy.class, (mock, context) -> when(mock.foo()).thenReturn("bar"))) {