diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
index 209e163ac2d..c038ac71a03 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_encode.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int virgl_encode_shader_state(struct virgl_context *ctx,
    while (left_bytes) {
       uint32_t length, offlen;
       int hdr_len = base_hdr_size + (first_pass ? strm_hdr_size : 0);
-      if (ctx->cbuf->cdw + hdr_len + 1 > VIRGL_MAX_CMDBUF_DWORDS)
+      if (ctx->cbuf->cdw + hdr_len + 1 >= VIRGL_MAX_CMDBUF_DWORDS)
          ctx->base.flush(&ctx->base, NULL, 0);
 
       thispass = (VIRGL_MAX_CMDBUF_DWORDS - ctx->cbuf->cdw - hdr_len - 1) * 4;