diff --git a/net/mac80211/airtime.c b/net/mac80211/airtime.c
index 63cb0028b02d..9fc2968856c0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/airtime.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/airtime.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ u32 ieee80211_calc_rx_airtime(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			return 0;
 
 		sband = hw->wiphy->bands[status->band];
-		if (!sband || status->rate_idx > sband->n_bitrates)
+		if (!sband || status->rate_idx >= sband->n_bitrates)
 			return 0;
 
 		rate = &sband->bitrates[status->rate_idx];