diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index 912e5a05b79d..86f9d76b1464 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ ip_set_nfnl_get_byindex(struct net *net, ip_set_id_t index)
 	struct ip_set *set;
 	struct ip_set_net *inst = ip_set_pernet(net);
 
-	if (index > inst->ip_set_max)
+	if (index >= inst->ip_set_max)
 		return IPSET_INVALID_ID;
 
 	nfnl_lock(NFNL_SUBSYS_IPSET);