diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
index 9ed55649ac8ef1d8e6befae8f5d50498f6f5f35b..05e1df943856fbe449d77177d5f1e0eeaf734776 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ ENTRY(_startup)
 	wsr	a0, icountlevel
 
 	.set	_index, 0
-	.rept	XCHAL_NUM_DBREAK - 1
+	.rept	XCHAL_NUM_DBREAK
 	wsr	a0, SREG_DBREAKC + _index
 	.set	_index, _index + 1
 	.endr