diff --git a/drivers/scsi/eata.c b/drivers/scsi/eata.c
index c7076ce25e21..3c5abf7cd762 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/eata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/eata.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static int option_setup(char *str)
 	char *cur = str;
 	int i = 1;
 
-	while (cur && isdigit(*cur) && i <= MAX_INT_PARAM) {
+	while (cur && isdigit(*cur) && i < MAX_INT_PARAM) {
 		ints[i++] = simple_strtoul(cur, NULL, 0);
 
 		if ((cur = strchr(cur, ',')) != NULL)