diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index e1c5a939bca40cef9e54d9d51ac447c612b41937..3889f79e7128b1e5ab0bc1566d3d936c9c394395 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ static void handle_irq_noise(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 		goto generate_new;
 
 	/* Get the noise samples. */
-	assert(bcm->noisecalc.nr_samples <= 8);
+	assert(bcm->noisecalc.nr_samples < 8);
 	i = bcm->noisecalc.nr_samples;
 	noise[0] = limit_value(noise[0], 0, ARRAY_SIZE(radio->nrssi_lt) - 1);
 	noise[1] = limit_value(noise[1], 0, ARRAY_SIZE(radio->nrssi_lt) - 1);