diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 280a117fe2..29305d35f4 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ static int ide_drive_pio_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     IDEState *s = opaque;
 
-    if (s->end_transfer_fn_idx > ARRAY_SIZE(transfer_end_table)) {
+    if (s->end_transfer_fn_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(transfer_end_table)) {
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     s->end_transfer_func = transfer_end_table[s->end_transfer_fn_idx];