diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
index dfba7927b0..dcfca8ec58 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceIPL.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void CEXIIPL::TransferByte(u8& _uByte)
 			{
 				if (_uByte != '\0')
 					m_szBuffer[m_count++] = _uByte;
-				if ((m_count >= 256) || (_uByte == 0xD))
+				if (m_count >= 255 || _uByte == 0xD)
 				{
 					m_szBuffer[m_count] = 0x00;
 					NOTICE_LOG(OSREPORT, "%s", m_szBuffer);