diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index e0611cba87f958..15b31cddc054b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ static int bcm_sysport_rule_set(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	index = find_first_zero_bit(priv->filters, RXCHK_BRCM_TAG_MAX);
-	if (index > RXCHK_BRCM_TAG_MAX)
+	if (index >= RXCHK_BRCM_TAG_MAX)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	/* Location is the classification ID, and index is the position