diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index ca73ca79a0ee40998a7b0a8d7afc5c81eb2440ba..0079b28270e9544e4bbe8d5152448626485ef68b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 				       num);
 			sep = " ";
 
-			if (len > remaining)
+			if (len >= remaining)
 				break;
 			remaining -= len;
 			buf += len;
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 						'+' : '-',
 					minor);
 
-			if (len > remaining)
+			if (len >= remaining)
 				break;
 			remaining -= len;
 			buf += len;
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 		}
 
 	len = snprintf(buf, remaining, "\n");
-	if (len > remaining)
+	if (len >= remaining)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return tlen + len;
 }