diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index efcd69ad2..c071cc0e0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_event_rtm_newlink(void *ctx,
 	while (RTA_OK(attr, attrlen)) {
 		switch (attr->rta_type) {
 		case IFLA_IFNAME:
-			if (RTA_PAYLOAD(attr) >= IFNAMSIZ)
+			if (RTA_PAYLOAD(attr) > IFNAMSIZ)
 				break;
 			os_memcpy(ifname, RTA_DATA(attr), RTA_PAYLOAD(attr));
 			ifname[RTA_PAYLOAD(attr)] = '\0';
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_event_rtm_dellink(void *ctx,
 	while (RTA_OK(attr, attrlen)) {
 		switch (attr->rta_type) {
 		case IFLA_IFNAME:
-			if (RTA_PAYLOAD(attr) >= IFNAMSIZ)
+			if (RTA_PAYLOAD(attr) > IFNAMSIZ)
 				break;
 			os_memcpy(ifname, RTA_DATA(attr), RTA_PAYLOAD(attr));
 			ifname[RTA_PAYLOAD(attr)] = '\0';