diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c
index 92f0cddc597e559a146ddc7cb049fceb7ec432b2..2cdfc0db5966a43f8596e11cc98e6ec814d080e5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ static struct kobject *floppy_find(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 	struct swim_priv *swd = data;
 	int drive = (*part & 3);
 
-	if (drive > swd->floppy_count)
+	if (drive >= swd->floppy_count)
 		return NULL;
 
 	*part = 0;