diff --git a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
index 9584872ed..da8c7f50a 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/tcp.c
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_tcp_req_fill_iovs(struct spdk_nvmf_tcp_transport *ttransport,
 		i++;
 	}
 
-	assert(tcp_req->req.iovcnt < SPDK_NVMF_MAX_SGL_ENTRIES);
+	assert(tcp_req->req.iovcnt <= SPDK_NVMF_MAX_SGL_ENTRIES);
 	tcp_req->data_from_pool = true;
 	return 0;