diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
index d06ce19843e6..ea2a41022ace 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvme.c
@@ -1149,12 +1149,12 @@ lpfc_nvme_prep_io_dma(struct lpfc_vport *vport,
 
 		first_data_sgl = sgl;
 		lpfc_ncmd->seg_cnt = nCmd->sg_cnt;
-		if (lpfc_ncmd->seg_cnt > phba->cfg_nvme_seg_cnt) {
+		if (lpfc_ncmd->seg_cnt > phba->cfg_nvme_seg_cnt + 1) {
 			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_NVME_IOERR,
 					"6058 Too many sg segments from "
 					"NVME Transport.  Max %d, "
 					"nvmeIO sg_cnt %d\n",
-					phba->cfg_nvme_seg_cnt,
+					phba->cfg_nvme_seg_cnt + 1,
 					lpfc_ncmd->seg_cnt);
 			lpfc_ncmd->seg_cnt = 0;
 			return 1;