diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index 3639bb6dc372e..e0714a9c9fd73 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ static int vt_setactivate(struct vt_setactivate __user *sa)
 	if (vsa.console == 0 || vsa.console > MAX_NR_CONSOLES)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	vsa.console = array_index_nospec(vsa.console, MAX_NR_CONSOLES + 1);
 	vsa.console--;
+	vsa.console = array_index_nospec(vsa.console, MAX_NR_CONSOLES);
 	console_lock();
 	ret = vc_allocate(vsa.console);
 	if (ret) {