diff --git a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
index 2c9e52267292..7fd90d02d8c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/oprofile/op_model_cell.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ static int calculate_lfsr(int n)
 		index = ENTRIES-1;
 
 	/* make sure index is valid */
-	if ((index > ENTRIES) || (index < 0))
+	if ((index >= ENTRIES) || (index < 0))
 		index = ENTRIES-1;
 
 	return initial_lfsr[index];