diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c96630b54..d6da06445 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	* hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c:
 	Coverity #484: Fix an off-by-one in module refcounting.
 
+	* damageext/damageext.c:
+	Coverity #491: Check version number correctly.
+
 2006-03-15  Benjamin Herrenschmidt  <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
 
 	* hw/xfree86/dri/dri.c: (DRIExtensionInit):
diff --git a/damageext/damageext.c b/damageext/damageext.c
index 616d55ecc..225f9ecf0 100755
--- a/damageext/damageext.c
+++ b/damageext/damageext.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ ProcDamageDispatch (ClientPtr client)
     REQUEST(xDamageReq);
     DamageClientPtr pDamageClient = GetDamageClient (client);
 
-    if (pDamageClient->major_version > NUM_VERSION_REQUESTS)
+    if (pDamageClient->major_version >= NUM_VERSION_REQUESTS)
 	return BadRequest;
     if (stuff->damageReqType > version_requests[pDamageClient->major_version])
 	return BadRequest;