diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
index 07a53a5b3d37..c7db532c8523 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ nfsd_prune_bucket_locked(struct nfsd_net *nn, struct nfsd_drc_bucket *b,
 		nfsd_cacherep_unlink_locked(nn, b, rp);
 		list_add(&rp->c_lru, dispose);
 
-		if (max && ++freed > max)
+		if (max && ++freed >= max)
 			break;
 	}
 }