diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
index c2d5bb23040c..0f894d09157b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.c
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ static int smb3_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (strnlen(param->string, CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN) >
+		if (strnlen(param->string, CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN) ==
 		    CIFS_MAX_USERNAME_LEN) {
 			pr_warn("username too long\n");
 			goto cifs_parse_mount_err;