diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 3587cb434371..fe088045dd08 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static void __reschedule_timeout(int drive, const char *message, int marg)
 	if (drive == current_reqD)
 		drive = current_drive;
 	del_timer(&fd_timeout);
-	if (drive < 0 || drive > N_DRIVE) {
+	if (drive < 0 || drive >= N_DRIVE) {
 		fd_timeout.expires = jiffies + 20UL * HZ;
 		drive = 0;
 	} else