diff --git a/src/expr.rs b/src/expr.rs
index da9a96bf19f..4b34fd8bf6d 100644
--- a/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/expr.rs
@@ -1784,7 +1784,8 @@ fn rewrite_call_args(context: &RewriteContext,
         // and not rewriting macro.
         Some(ref s) if context.config.fn_call_style == IndentStyle::Block &&
                        !force_no_trailing_comma &&
-                       (!s.contains('\n') && s.len() > one_line_width) => {
+                       (!s.contains('\n') &&
+                        (s.len() > one_line_width || s.len() > context.config.fn_call_width)) => {
             fmt.trailing_separator = SeparatorTactic::Vertical;
             write_list(&item_vec, &fmt)
         }
diff --git a/tests/source/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs b/tests/source/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee79c4ce805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// rustfmt-fn_call_width: 0
+// rustfmt-fn_call_style: block
+
+// #1508
+fn a() {
+    let x = f(y);
+}
diff --git a/tests/target/configs-fn_call_style-block.rs b/tests/target/configs-fn_call_style-block.rs
index d7cb12dd94c..c9a42cd4952 100644
--- a/tests/target/configs-fn_call_style-block.rs
+++ b/tests/target/configs-fn_call_style-block.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ fn main() {
         "elit",
     );
     // #1501
-    let hyper = Arc::new(Client::with_connector(HttpsConnector::new(TlsClient::new())));
+    let hyper = Arc::new(
+        Client::with_connector(HttpsConnector::new(TlsClient::new())),
+    );
 }
 
 // #1521
diff --git a/tests/target/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs b/tests/target/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3193bc228f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/target/configs-fn_call_width-zero.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// rustfmt-fn_call_width: 0
+// rustfmt-fn_call_style: block
+
+// #1508
+fn a() {
+    let x = f(
+        y,
+    );
+}