diff --git a/lib/resty/radixtree.lua b/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
index 5be3463..5cf81bf 100644
--- a/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
+++ b/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ local mt = { __index = _M, __gc = gc_free }
 
 local function sort_route(route_a, route_b)
     if route_a.priority == route_b.priority then
+        if route_a.path_org == route_b.path_org then
+            return (route_a.vars_len or 0) > (route_b.vars_len or 0)
+        end
         return #route_a.path_org > #route_b.path_org
     end
     return (route_a.priority or 0) > (route_b.priority or 0)
@@ -438,6 +441,7 @@ local function common_route_data(path, route, route_opts, global_opts)
             error("failed to handle expression: " .. err, 2)
         end
         route_opts.vars = route_expr
+        route_opts.vars_len = #route.vars
     end
 
     local hosts = route.hosts
diff --git a/t/vars.t b/t/vars.t
index 8e5a7a8..1822a99 100644
--- a/t/vars.t
+++ b/t/vars.t
@@ -566,3 +566,38 @@ metadata /aa
 metadata /aa
 nil
 nil
+
+
+
+=== TEST 20: match max vars condition
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local radix = require("resty.radixtree")
+            local rx = radix.new({
+                {
+                    paths = {"/aa"},
+                    metadata = "metadata /aa",
+                    vars = {
+                        {"arg_k", "==", "v"},
+                    },
+                },
+                {
+                    paths = {"/aa"},
+                    metadata = "metadata /aa2",
+                    vars = {
+                        {"arg_k", "==", "v"},
+                        {"arg_k2", "==", "v2"},
+                    },
+                },
+            })
+
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/aa", {vars = ngx.var}))
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t?k=v&k2=v2
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+--- response_body
+metadata /aa2