diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_encdec.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_encdec.c
index b7158e3c3a0bd..5c7161b18b724 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_encdec.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qmi_encdec.c
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ static int qmi_decode_string_elem(const struct qmi_elem_info *ei_array,
 		decoded_bytes += rc;
 	}
 
-	if (string_len > temp_ei->elem_len) {
-		pr_err("%s: String len %d > Max Len %d\n",
+	if (string_len >= temp_ei->elem_len) {
+		pr_err("%s: String len %d >= Max Len %d\n",
 		       __func__, string_len, temp_ei->elem_len);
 		return -ETOOSMALL;
 	} else if (string_len > tlv_len) {