diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 984067df26bb..8ef7d7bef775 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -610,12 +610,12 @@ static unsigned long account_pipe_buffers(struct user_struct *user,
 
 static bool too_many_pipe_buffers_soft(unsigned long user_bufs)
 {
-	return pipe_user_pages_soft && user_bufs >= pipe_user_pages_soft;
+	return pipe_user_pages_soft && user_bufs > pipe_user_pages_soft;
 }
 
 static bool too_many_pipe_buffers_hard(unsigned long user_bufs)
 {
-	return pipe_user_pages_hard && user_bufs >= pipe_user_pages_hard;
+	return pipe_user_pages_hard && user_bufs > pipe_user_pages_hard;
 }
 
 static bool is_unprivileged_user(void)