diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index e32ba575e8d9..0765b1797d4c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ u32 method_id, const struct acpi_buffer *in, struct acpi_buffer *out)
 	if (!(block->flags & ACPI_WMI_METHOD))
 		return AE_BAD_DATA;
 
-	if (block->instance_count < instance)
+	if (block->instance_count <= instance)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
 	input.count = 2;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static acpi_status __query_block(struct wmi_block *wblock, u8 instance,
 	block = &wblock->gblock;
 	handle = wblock->acpi_device->handle;
 
-	if (block->instance_count < instance)
+	if (block->instance_count <= instance)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
 	/* Check GUID is a data block */
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ acpi_status wmi_set_block(const char *guid_string, u8 instance,
 	block = &wblock->gblock;
 	handle = wblock->acpi_device->handle;
 
-	if (block->instance_count < instance)
+	if (block->instance_count <= instance)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 
 	/* Check GUID is a data block */