diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
index 21265c9c12b5..635751be5af7 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_nego.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int extract_param(
 	if (len < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (len > max_length) {
+	if (len >= max_length) {
 		pr_err("Length of input: %d exceeds max_length:"
 			" %d\n", len, max_length);
 		return -1;