diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index e48819f32e4..d90a23a1f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ ehci_submit_root(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned long pipe, void *buffer,
 	uint32_t reg;
 	uint32_t *status_reg;
 
-	if (le16_to_cpu(req->index) >= CONFIG_SYS_USB_EHCI_MAX_ROOT_PORTS) {
+	if (le16_to_cpu(req->index) > CONFIG_SYS_USB_EHCI_MAX_ROOT_PORTS) {
 		printf("The request port(%d) is not configured\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(req->index) - 1);
 		return -1;