diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy.java
index 437a42996e52e..8c8886f464f45 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public Builder withStripeMaxSize(DataSize stripeMaxSize)
 
         public DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy build()
         {
-            checkArgument(stripeMaxSize.compareTo(stripeMinSize) >= 0, "stripeMaxSize must be greater than stripeMinSize");
+            checkArgument(stripeMaxSize.compareTo(stripeMinSize) >= 0, "stripeMaxSize must be greater than or equal to stripeMinSize");
             return new DefaultOrcWriterFlushPolicy(
                     stripeMaxRowCount,
                     toIntExact(stripeMinSize.toBytes()),