diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index 0bfe1b7623..6a087d0466 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             return Err(Error::ZeroCount);
         }
 
-        if desc.count >= wgt::QUERY_SET_MAX_QUERIES {
+        if desc.count > wgt::QUERY_SET_MAX_QUERIES {
             return Err(Error::TooManyQueries {
                 count: desc.count,
                 maximum: wgt::QUERY_SET_MAX_QUERIES,