diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
index 739e0a52deda..5549d69ddb45 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ xfs_attr3_rmt_verify(
 	if (be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) > fsbsize - sizeof(*rmt))
 		return false;
 	if (be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_offset) +
-				be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) >= XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
+				be32_to_cpu(rmt->rm_bytes) > XATTR_SIZE_MAX)
 		return false;
 	if (rmt->rm_owner == 0)
 		return false;