diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/flatten_cfg.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/flatten_cfg.rs
index d57c2cc7933..7700c7051ab 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/flatten_cfg.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/flatten_cfg.rs
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ impl<'f> Context<'f> {
                 let mut get_element = |array, typevars, len| {
                     // The smaller slice is filled with placeholder data. Codegen for slice accesses must
                     // include checks against the dynamic slice length so that this placeholder data is not incorrectly accessed.
-                    if (len - 1) < index_value.to_u128() as usize {
+                    if len <= index_value.to_u128() as usize {
                         let zero = FieldElement::zero();
                         self.inserter.function.dfg.make_constant(zero, Type::field())
                     } else {