diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index d6e022eac74..918927ac808 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-03-03  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@vmware.com>
 
+	* coff-x86_64.c (coff_amd64_rtype_to_howto): Fencepost error.
+
 	* aoutx.h (aout_final_link): Use sizeof int not sizeof int*.
 	(aout_link_write_other_symbol): Missing break statement.
 
diff --git a/bfd/coff-x86_64.c b/bfd/coff-x86_64.c
index 8083d978dd9..c739d69c730 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-x86_64.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-x86_64.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ coff_amd64_rtype_to_howto (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 {
   reloc_howto_type *howto;
 
-  if (rel->r_type > ARRAY_SIZE (howto_table))
+  if (rel->r_type >= ARRAY_SIZE (howto_table))
     {
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
       return NULL;