diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
index 214657eb3dfdf2..6675ec591356b8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_pie.c
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ static int fq_pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 			goto flow_error;
 		}
 		q->flows_cnt = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_PIE_FLOWS]);
-		if (!q->flows_cnt || q->flows_cnt > 65536) {
+		if (!q->flows_cnt || q->flows_cnt >= 65536) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
-					   "Number of flows must be < 65536");
+					   "Number of flows must range in [1..65535]");
 			goto flow_error;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1cda2e11b3ad99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/fq_pie.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[
+    {
+        "id": "83be",
+        "name": "Create FQ-PIE with invalid number of flows",
+        "category": [
+            "qdisc",
+            "fq_pie"
+        ],
+        "setup": [
+            "$IP link add dev $DUMMY type dummy || /bin/true"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "$TC qdisc add dev $DUMMY root fq_pie flows 65536",
+        "expExitCode": "2",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC qdisc show dev $DUMMY",
+        "matchPattern": "qdisc",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "$IP link del dev $DUMMY"
+        ]
+    }
+]