diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
index 02038a76a0..5222024f4f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtssection.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ _parse_pmt (GstMpegtsSection * section)
   }
 
   /* Section length was longer than the actual content of the PMT */
-  if (data <= end - 4)
+  if (data < end - 4)
     goto error;
 
   /* Ensure we did not read after the end of our array */