diff --git a/conts/posix/mm0/lib/bit.c b/conts/posix/mm0/lib/bit.c
index 84750e3..6c1688b 100644
--- a/conts/posix/mm0/lib/bit.c
+++ b/conts/posix/mm0/lib/bit.c
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ int find_and_set_first_free_contig_bits(u32 *word,  unsigned int limit,
 		return -1;
 
 	/* This is a state machine that checks n contiguous free bits. */
-	/* FIXME: It should be <= instead of <. Fix & test in a single patch */
-	while (i + nbits < limit) {
+	while (i + nbits <= limit) {
 		first = i;
 		last  = i;
 		while (!(word[BITWISE_GETWORD(last)] & BITWISE_GETBIT(last))) {