diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
index cd258922bd78..2dda737b1660 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void pci1xxxx_process_read_data(struct uart_port *port,
 	 * to read, the data is received one byte at a time.
 	 */
 	while (valid_burst_count--) {
-		if (*buff_index >= (RX_BUF_SIZE - UART_BURST_SIZE))
+		if (*buff_index > (RX_BUF_SIZE - UART_BURST_SIZE))
 			break;
 		burst_buf = (u32 *)&rx_buff[*buff_index];
 		*burst_buf = readl(port->membase + UART_RX_BURST_FIFO);