diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 3cc2a4ee7152..cf0e8e1893ee 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add_packed(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (i < head)
+	if (i <= head)
 		vq->packed.avail_wrap_counter ^= 1;
 
 	/* We're using some buffers from the free list. */