diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 2d9a0663b848..241743417f49 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -540,10 +540,11 @@ static struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *br_multicast_get_group(
 
 	if (mdb->size >= max) {
 		max *= 2;
-		if (unlikely(max >= br->hash_max)) {
-			br_warn(br, "Multicast hash table maximum "
-				"reached, disabling snooping: %s, %d\n",
-				port ? port->dev->name : br->dev->name, max);
+		if (unlikely(max > br->hash_max)) {
+			br_warn(br, "Multicast hash table maximum of %d "
+				"reached, disabling snooping: %s\n",
+				br->hash_max,
+				port ? port->dev->name : br->dev->name);
 			err = -E2BIG;
 disable:
 			br->multicast_disabled = 1;