diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 928c20f47af9..b61372354f2b 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ int get_anon_bdev(dev_t *p)
 	else if (error)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (dev == (1 << MINORBITS)) {
+	if (dev >= (1 << MINORBITS)) {
 		spin_lock(&unnamed_dev_lock);
 		ida_remove(&unnamed_dev_ida, dev);
 		if (unnamed_dev_start > dev)