diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
index cd53f3030e40..d305440ebe9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool in_hardirq_stack(unsigned long *stack, struct stack_info *info)
 	 * This is a software stack, so 'end' can be a valid stack pointer.
 	 * It just means the stack is empty.
 	 */
-	if (stack <= begin || stack > end)
+	if (stack < begin || stack > end)
 		return false;
 
 	info->type	= STACK_TYPE_IRQ;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static bool in_softirq_stack(unsigned long *stack, struct stack_info *info)
 	 * This is a software stack, so 'end' can be a valid stack pointer.
 	 * It just means the stack is empty.
 	 */
-	if (stack <= begin || stack > end)
+	if (stack < begin || stack > end)
 		return false;
 
 	info->type	= STACK_TYPE_SOFTIRQ;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
index 5cdb9e84da57..90f0fa88cbb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static bool in_exception_stack(unsigned long *stack, struct stack_info *info)
 		begin = end - (exception_stack_sizes[k] / sizeof(long));
 		regs  = (struct pt_regs *)end - 1;
 
-		if (stack <= begin || stack >= end)
+		if (stack < begin || stack >= end)
 			continue;
 
 		info->type	= STACK_TYPE_EXCEPTION + k;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static bool in_irq_stack(unsigned long *stack, struct stack_info *info)
 	 * This is a software stack, so 'end' can be a valid stack pointer.
 	 * It just means the stack is empty.
 	 */
-	if (stack <= begin || stack > end)
+	if (stack < begin || stack >= end)
 		return false;
 
 	info->type	= STACK_TYPE_IRQ;