diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
index b4881b6861590c16c55644fd2752abfcf569ad8e..c95ca252187c333719fe4141225cea020909c723 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_ets_validate(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, struct ieee_ets *ets)
 	int has_ets_tc = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE_8021QAZ_MAX_TCS; i++) {
-		if (ets->prio_tc[i] > MLX4_EN_NUM_UP) {
+		if (ets->prio_tc[i] >= MLX4_EN_NUM_UP) {
 			en_err(priv, "Bad priority in UP <=> TC mapping. TC: %d, UP: %d\n",
 					i, ets->prio_tc[i]);
 			return -EINVAL;