diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index a0a52274cb4a..c24297268ebc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ extern void cpu_detect(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 
 static inline unsigned long long l1tf_pfn_limit(void)
 {
-	return BIT_ULL(boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits - 1 - PAGE_SHIFT) - 1;
+	return BIT_ULL(boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits - 1 - PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
 extern void early_cpu_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index 02de3d6065c4..63a6f9fcaf20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ unsigned long max_swapfile_size(void)
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_L1TF)) {
 		/* Limit the swap file size to MAX_PA/2 for L1TF workaround */
-		unsigned long long l1tf_limit = l1tf_pfn_limit() + 1;
+		unsigned long long l1tf_limit = l1tf_pfn_limit();
 		/*
 		 * We encode swap offsets also with 3 bits below those for pfn
 		 * which makes the usable limit higher.
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
index f40ab8185d94..1e95d57760cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ bool pfn_modify_allowed(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot)
 	/* If it's real memory always allow */
 	if (pfn_valid(pfn))
 		return true;
-	if (pfn > l1tf_pfn_limit() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (pfn >= l1tf_pfn_limit() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }