diff --git a/fs/romfs/fs_romfsutil.c b/fs/romfs/fs_romfsutil.c
index 70f26c833e..a606bbc5bb 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/fs_romfsutil.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/fs_romfsutil.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ int romfs_datastart(struct romfs_mountpt_s *rm, uint32_t offset,
       /* Get the offset to the next chunk */
 
       offset += 16;
-      if (offset >= rm->rm_volsize)
+      if (offset > rm->rm_volsize)
         {
           return -EIO;
         }