diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
index 4363044da2..f3f47a8527 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpsrc.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ no_select:
 
   /* patch pktdata and len when stripping off the headers */
   if (G_UNLIKELY (udpsrc->skip_first_bytes != 0)) {
-    if (G_UNLIKELY (readsize <= udpsrc->skip_first_bytes))
+    if (G_UNLIKELY (readsize < udpsrc->skip_first_bytes))
       goto skip_error;
 
     pktdata += udpsrc->skip_first_bytes;