diff --git a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
index 615dd8870704d609c492e24c3b9422b795c8be7a..c585feaf96076afc39c4248ab945dd9ea1cc7e76 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
+++ b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ static int lov_rd_stripecount(char *page, char **start, off_t off, int count,
         LASSERT(dev != NULL);
         desc = &dev->u.lov.desc;
         *eof = 1;
-        return snprintf(page, count, "%d\n", desc->ld_default_stripe_count);
+        return snprintf(page, count, "%ld\n",
+                        (long)(desc->ld_default_stripe_count + 1) - 1);
 }
 
 static int lov_wr_stripecount(struct file *file, const char *buffer,