diff --git a/fs/ubifs/xattr.c b/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
index a0b9b34..842d5f1 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ int ubifs_purge_xattrs(struct inode *host)
 	struct fscrypt_name nm = {0};
 	int err;
 
-	if (ubifs_inode(host)->xattr_cnt < ubifs_xattr_max_cnt(c))
+	if (ubifs_inode(host)->xattr_cnt <= ubifs_xattr_max_cnt(c))
 		return 0;
 
 	ubifs_warn(c, "inode %lu has too many xattrs, doing a non-atomic deletion",