diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
index faba0f857cd9f..95f392ab96708 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_tc_lib.c
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ ice_tc_forward_to_queue(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ice_tc_flower_fltr *fltr,
 	struct ice_vsi *ch_vsi = NULL;
 	u16 queue = act->rx_queue;
 
-	if (queue > vsi->num_rxq) {
+	if (queue >= vsi->num_rxq) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(fltr->extack,
 				   "Unable to add filter because specified queue is invalid");
 		return -EINVAL;