diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 718bf7217420..e959b3c96b48 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int key_payload_reserve(struct key *key, size_t datalen)
 		spin_lock(&key->user->lock);
 
 		if (delta > 0 &&
-		    (key->user->qnbytes + delta >= maxbytes ||
+		    (key->user->qnbytes + delta > maxbytes ||
 		     key->user->qnbytes + delta < key->user->qnbytes)) {
 			ret = -EDQUOT;
 		}
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 9b898c969558..d1a3dea58dee 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -937,8 +937,8 @@ long keyctl_chown_key(key_serial_t id, uid_t user, gid_t group)
 				key_quota_root_maxbytes : key_quota_maxbytes;
 
 			spin_lock(&newowner->lock);
-			if (newowner->qnkeys + 1 >= maxkeys ||
-			    newowner->qnbytes + key->quotalen >= maxbytes ||
+			if (newowner->qnkeys + 1 > maxkeys ||
+			    newowner->qnbytes + key->quotalen > maxbytes ||
 			    newowner->qnbytes + key->quotalen <
 			    newowner->qnbytes)
 				goto quota_overrun;