diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index b5c050911276..e3c78c9f8458 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ 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. */