diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5-gen3.c b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5-gen3.c
index f8168a14b907..48c793b18d11 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5-gen3.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5-gen3.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int adc5_gen3_get_fw_channel_data(struct adc5_chip *adc,
 	sid = FIELD_GET(ADC5_GEN3_VIRTUAL_SID_MASK, chan);
 	chan = FIELD_GET(ADC5_GEN3_CHANNEL_MASK, chan);
 
-	if (chan > ADC5_MAX_CHANNEL)
+	if (chan >= ADC5_MAX_CHANNEL)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
 				     "%s invalid channel number %d\n",
 				     name, chan);