diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
index 2168372b792d..74da65aacbc9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void *__init alloc_shared_lppaca(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
 	 * This is very early in boot, so no harm done if the kernel crashes at
 	 * this point.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON(shared_lppaca_size >= shared_lppaca_total_size);
+	BUG_ON(shared_lppaca_size > shared_lppaca_total_size);
 
 	return ptr;
 }