diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index f56ae4852165..78f0f7a706ea 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	model=id->driver_info;
 
-	if (nr > EM28XX_MAXBOARDS) {
+	if (nr >= EM28XX_MAXBOARDS) {
 		printk (DRIVER_NAME ": Supports only %i em28xx boards.\n",EM28XX_MAXBOARDS);
 		em28xx_devused&=~(1<<nr);
 		return -ENOMEM;