diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index e763e148433115328930debe838a8c2c20da430e..c3be8ef9243f60c81f0a03cb2a6d18524b4de291 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void __init dmi_save_uuid(const struct dmi_header *dm, int slot,
 	char *s;
 	int is_ff = 1, is_00 = 1, i;
 
-	if (dmi_ident[slot] || dm->length <= index + 16)
+	if (dmi_ident[slot] || dm->length < index + 16)
 		return;
 
 	d = (u8 *) dm + index;