diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 9b19742cbf42..854e606f3bce 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ int tcp_nuke_addr(struct net *net, struct sockaddr *addr)
 		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 	}
 
-	for (bucket = 0; bucket <= tcp_hashinfo.ehash_mask; bucket++) {
+	for (bucket = 0; bucket < tcp_hashinfo.ehash_mask; bucket++) {
 		struct hlist_nulls_node *node;
 		struct sock *sk;
 		spinlock_t *lock = inet_ehash_lockp(&tcp_hashinfo, bucket);