diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index dcb2d4d3c3ea21af382c069e65d5af70bf0f2803..2b9520c46e97a8de263b10f602bdb8cc35af0277 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static void netbk_tx_err(struct xenvif *vif,
 
 	do {
 		make_tx_response(vif, txp, XEN_NETIF_RSP_ERROR);
-		if (cons >= end)
+		if (cons == end)
 			break;
 		txp = RING_GET_REQUEST(&vif->tx, cons++);
 	} while (1);