diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index eb680b715dd6..e659d9d61107 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -1922,8 +1922,8 @@ static int qgroup_trace_new_subtree_blocks(struct btrfs_trans_handle* trans,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Level sanity check */
-	if (cur_level < 0 || cur_level >= BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL ||
-	    root_level < 0 || root_level >= BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL ||
+	if (cur_level < 0 || cur_level >= BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL - 1 ||
+	    root_level < 0 || root_level >= BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL - 1 ||
 	    root_level < cur_level) {
 		btrfs_err_rl(fs_info,
 			"%s: bad levels, cur_level=%d root_level=%d",