diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
index cb88b1a0bd5f..76d4f566adee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
+++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/nmi_int.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void nmi_cpu_switch(void *dummy)
 
 	/* move to next set */
 	si += model->num_counters;
-	if ((si > model->num_virt_counters) || (counter_config[si].count == 0))
+	if ((si >= model->num_virt_counters) || (counter_config[si].count == 0))
 		per_cpu(switch_index, cpu) = 0;
 	else
 		per_cpu(switch_index, cpu) = si;