diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 3ea5eb2b1029bed1df90f7112c470dd186624cad..8decf04633bc0616420dfbc8300b443e73295c37 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_tosym(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr, Elf_Sym *sym)
 
 static bool is_executable_section(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int secndx)
 {
-	if (secndx > elf->num_sections)
+	if (secndx >= elf->num_sections)
 		return false;
 
 	return (elf->sechdrs[secndx].sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR) != 0;