diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/work_order.js b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/work_order.js
index ce7b4f9425b..96e44c881b6 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/work_order.js
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/work_order/work_order.js
@@ -545,11 +545,14 @@ erpnext.work_order = {
 
 	get_max_transferable_qty: (frm, purpose) => {
 		let max = 0;
-		if (frm.doc.skip_transfer) return max;
-		if (purpose === 'Manufacture') {
-			max = flt(frm.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing) - flt(frm.doc.produced_qty);
+		if (frm.doc.skip_transfer) {
+			max = flt(frm.doc.qty) - flt(frm.doc.produced_qty);
 		} else {
-			max = flt(frm.doc.qty) - flt(frm.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing);
+			if (purpose === 'Manufacture') {
+				max = flt(frm.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing) - flt(frm.doc.produced_qty);
+			} else {
+				max = flt(frm.doc.qty) - flt(frm.doc.material_transferred_for_manufacturing);
+			}
 		}
 		return flt(max, precision('qty'));
 	},