diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
index 4574290f971fe0aeb6f39b81d83dde7684f15936..e82548ea609ac100f7310e81c8e7acdb4a946840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ static int ray_set_essid(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	} else {
 		/* Check the size of the string */
-		if(dwrq->length > IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE + 1) {
+		if(dwrq->length > IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE) {
 			return -E2BIG;
 		}