diff --git a/sys/ofed/include/linux/linux_idr.c b/sys/ofed/include/linux/linux_idr.c
index 3397cda4eb08..809e1784e5b7 100644
--- a/sys/ofed/include/linux/linux_idr.c
+++ b/sys/ofed/include/linux/linux_idr.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ idr_pre_get(struct idr *idr, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		for (il = idr->free; il != NULL; il = il->ary[0])
 			need--;
 		mtx_unlock(&idr->lock);
-		if (need == 0)
+		if (need <= 0)
 			break;
 		for (head = NULL; need; need--) {
 			iln = malloc(sizeof(*il), M_IDR, M_ZERO | gfp_mask);