diff --git a/drivers/qe/qe.c b/drivers/qe/qe.c
index 63acfa3d15..7b6ecd753d 100644
--- a/drivers/qe/qe.c
+++ b/drivers/qe/qe.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int qe_upload_firmware(const struct qe_firmware *firmware)
 	}
 
 	/* Validate some of the fields */
-	if ((firmware->count < 1) || (firmware->count >= MAX_QE_RISC)) {
+	if ((firmware->count < 1) || (firmware->count > MAX_QE_RISC)) {
 		printf("Invalid data\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}