diff --git a/libtiff/tif_dirread.c b/libtiff/tif_dirread.c
index 64c39fc..60bde82 100644
--- a/libtiff/tif_dirread.c
+++ b/libtiff/tif_dirread.c
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ static enum TIFFReadDirEntryErr TIFFReadDirEntryPersampleShort(TIFF* tif, TIFFDi
 	uint16* m;
 	uint16* na;
 	uint16 nb;
-	if (direntry->tdir_count!=(uint64)tif->tif_dir.td_samplesperpixel)
+	if (direntry->tdir_count<(uint64)tif->tif_dir.td_samplesperpixel)
 		return(TIFFReadDirEntryErrCount);
 	err=TIFFReadDirEntryShortArray(tif,direntry,&m);
 	if (err!=TIFFReadDirEntryErrOk)