diff --git a/control.c b/control.c
index 5d3ba3d..27cca9c 100644
--- a/control.c
+++ b/control.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int control_iocontrol_destroy_device(struct vcam_device_spec *dev_spec)
     spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->in_fh_slock, flags);
 
     spin_lock_irqsave(&ctldev->vcam_devices_lock, flags);
-    for (i = dev_spec->idx; i < (ctldev->vcam_device_count); i++)
+    for (i = dev_spec->idx; i + 1 < (ctldev->vcam_device_count); i++)
         ctldev->vcam_devices[i] = ctldev->vcam_devices[i + 1];
     ctldev->vcam_devices[--ctldev->vcam_device_count] = NULL;
     spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctldev->vcam_devices_lock, flags);