Suppose that k≥2 and A is a non-empty subset of a finite abelian group G with ∣G∣>1. Then the cardinality of the restricted sumset k∧A:={a1+⋯+ak:a1,…,ak∈A,ai=aj for i=j} is at least min{p(G),k∣A∣−k2+1}, where p(G) denotes the least prime divisor of ∣G∣.