diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldm/file_io.c b/oem/ibm/libpldm/file_io.c
index 16b56e6..69aed29 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldm/file_io.c
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldm/file_io.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
 	}
 
-	if (payload_length != PLDM_RW_FILE_BY_TYPE_REQ_BYTES) {
+	if (payload_length < PLDM_RW_FILE_BY_TYPE_REQ_BYTES) {
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
 	}