diff --git a/lib/stackdepot.c b/lib/stackdepot.c
index 8c795bb20afb..af6cc19a2003 100644
--- a/lib/stackdepot.c
+++ b/lib/stackdepot.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static struct stack_record *depot_fetch_stack(depot_stack_handle_t handle)
 
 	lockdep_assert_not_held(&pool_lock);
 
-	if (pool_index > pools_num_cached) {
+	if (pool_index >= pools_num_cached) {
 		WARN(1, "pool index %d out of bounds (%d) for stack id %08x\n",
 		     pool_index, pools_num_cached, handle);
 		return NULL;