diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index 6402c0cdb7f4..19bccba74c82 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ parse_tag_11_packet(unsigned char *data, unsigned char *contents,
 	}
 	(*packet_size) += length_size;
 	(*tag_11_contents_size) = (body_size - 14);
-	if (unlikely((*packet_size) + body_size + 1 > max_packet_size)) {
+	if (unlikely((*packet_size) + body_size > max_packet_size)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Packet size exceeds max\n");
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;