diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
index 210f1c28b8e4..e4fb5ab41e2d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static bool altmap_cross_boundary(struct vmem_altmap *altmap, unsigned long star
 	unsigned long nr_pfn = page_size / sizeof(struct page);
 	unsigned long start_pfn = page_to_pfn((struct page *)start);
 
-	if ((start_pfn + nr_pfn) > altmap->end_pfn)
+	if ((start_pfn + nr_pfn - 1) > altmap->end_pfn)
 		return true;
 
 	if (start_pfn < altmap->base_pfn)