diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/jffs2/src/compr_rtime.c b/cpukit/libfs/src/jffs2/src/compr_rtime.c
index 1ce2c41209..bc587a200a 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/jffs2/src/compr_rtime.c
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/jffs2/src/compr_rtime.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int rtems_jffs2_compressor_rtime_decompress(
 		positions[value]=outpos;
 		if (repeat) {
 #ifdef __rtems__
-			if ((repeat + outpos) >= destlen) {
+			if ((repeat + outpos) > destlen) {
 				return 1;
 			}
 #endif