diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index b2da2382d544..67d23ed2d1a0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -695,12 +695,16 @@ static void msg_done_handler(struct ssif_info *ssif_info, int result,
 			/* End of read */
 			len = ssif_info->multi_len;
 			data = ssif_info->data;
-		} else if (blocknum != ssif_info->multi_pos) {
+		} else if (blocknum + 1 != ssif_info->multi_pos) {
 			/*
 			 * Out of sequence block, just abort.  Block
 			 * numbers start at zero for the second block,
 			 * but multi_pos starts at one, so the +1.
 			 */
+			if (ssif_info->ssif_debug & SSIF_DEBUG_MSG)
+				dev_dbg(&ssif_info->client->dev,
+					"Received message out of sequence, expected %u, got %u\n",
+					ssif_info->multi_pos - 1, blocknum);
 			result = -EIO;
 		} else {
 			ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, received_message_parts);