diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.c b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
index b5b1162..12043a2 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.c
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 			      entry->active_comp_ver_str_len +
 			      entry->pending_comp_ver_str_len;
 
-	if (length != entry_length) {
+	if (length < entry_length) {
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
 	}