diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index 231d86d3949c0..1ec5baa673f92 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(int nctr)
 	if (!pmu_ctr_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	for (i = 0; i <= nctr; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nctr; i++) {
 		ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_GET_INFO, i, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 		if (ret.error)
 			/* The logical counter ids are not expected to be contiguous */