diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 9d2edb71f981dc..dd84fc54fb9b6e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINKS] =
 		NLA_POLICY_NESTED_ARRAY(nl80211_policy),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID] =
-		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U8, 0, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS),
+		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U8, 0, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS - 1),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR] = NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN(ETH_ALEN),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MLO_SUPPORT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 	[NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES] = { .type = NLA_REJECT },