diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 6a0d234d453c..e1f2a8841667 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@ static int i40e_validate_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf,
 
 	/* action_meta is TC number here to which the filter is applied */
 	if (!tc_filter->action_meta ||
-	    tc_filter->action_meta > vf->num_tc) {
+	    tc_filter->action_meta >= vf->num_tc) {
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "VF %d: Invalid TC number %u\n",
 			 vf->vf_id, tc_filter->action_meta);
 		goto err;