diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.cpp
index b16c84e0a4f..28a86426a8f 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ QgsVectorLayerFeatureIterator::QgsVectorLayerFeatureIterator( QgsVectorLayerFeat
       if ( source->mFields.fieldOrigin( idx ) != QgsFields::OriginProvider )
       {
         mProviderRequest.disableFilter();
+        // can't limit at provider side
+        mProviderRequest.setLimit( -1 );
       }
     }
   }