diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c b/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
index 7f9dc2f..22e0c92 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 		}
 
 		channel = be32_to_cpup(property);
-		if (channel > ADS1015_CHANNELS) {
+		if (channel >= ADS1015_CHANNELS) {
 			dev_err(&client->dev,
 				"invalid channel index %d on %s\n",
 				channel, node->full_name);