diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
index db3165714521..dc726e07d8ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ bool mmap_address_hint_valid(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
 /* Can we access it for direct reading/writing? Must be RAM: */
 int valid_phys_addr_range(phys_addr_t addr, size_t count)
 {
-	return addr + count <= __pa(high_memory);
+	return addr + count - 1 <= __pa(high_memory - 1);
 }
 
 /* Can we access it through mmap? Must be a valid physical address: */