diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_ivshmem.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_ivshmem.c
index 07aec694f4..eea0314b5f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_ivshmem.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_ivshmem.c
@@ -184,21 +184,21 @@ overlap(const struct rte_memzone * mz1, const struct rte_memzone * mz2)
 	i_end2 = mz2->ioremap_addr + mz2->len;
 
 	/* check for overlap in virtual addresses */
-	if (start1 > start2 && start1 < end2)
+	if (start1 >= start2 && start1 < end2)
 		result |= VIRT;
 	if (start2 >= start1 && start2 < end1)
 		result |= VIRT;
 
 	/* check for overlap in physical addresses */
-	if (p_start1 > p_start2 && p_start1 < p_end2)
+	if (p_start1 >= p_start2 && p_start1 < p_end2)
 		result |= PHYS;
-	if (p_start2 > p_start1 && p_start2 < p_end1)
+	if (p_start2 >= p_start1 && p_start2 < p_end1)
 		result |= PHYS;
 
 	/* check for overlap in ioremap addresses */
-	if (i_start1 > i_start2 && i_start1 < i_end2)
+	if (i_start1 >= i_start2 && i_start1 < i_end2)
 		result |= IOREMAP;
-	if (i_start2 > i_start1 && i_start2 < i_end1)
+	if (i_start2 >= i_start1 && i_start2 < i_end1)
 		result |= IOREMAP;
 
 	return result;