diff --git a/datapath/table.c b/datapath/table.c
index 76086ee46..36613bd90 100644
--- a/datapath/table.c
+++ b/datapath/table.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ struct tbl *tbl_expand(struct tbl *table)
 	int n_buckets = table->n_buckets * 2;
 	struct tbl *new_table;
 
-	if (n_buckets >= TBL_MAX_BUCKETS) {
+	if (n_buckets > TBL_MAX_BUCKETS) {
 		err = -ENOSPC;
 		goto error;
 	}