diff --git a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
index 15d1445903d568fc8ba6a351405114eb27e63397..4cf90c86105ca667cca096310c58871c1591079b 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
+++ b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ 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, "%u\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,