diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
index 3a4d54aa96d8..51a12f90fb30 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_ctr_info(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cidx,
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *kvpmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
 
-	if (cidx > RISCV_KVM_MAX_COUNTERS || cidx == 1) {
+	if (cidx >= RISCV_KVM_MAX_COUNTERS || cidx == 1) {
 		retdata->err_val = SBI_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 		return 0;
 	}