diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
index 9454b12a073c..e460b956ab71 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ static void process_rx(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip, u16 status)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (count > sizeof(struct pd_message) || count + 1 > TCPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_LEN) {
+	if (count > sizeof(struct pd_message) + 1 ||
+	    count + 1 > TCPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_LEN) {
 		dev_err(chip->dev, "Invalid TCPC_RX_BYTE_CNT %d\n", count);
 		return;
 	}