diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go b/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
index 2a514be8746..b1345892878 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/atomic_writer.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func validatePath(targetPath string) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(targetPath) > maxPathLength {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid path: must be less than %d characters", maxPathLength)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid path: must be less than or equal to %d characters", maxPathLength)
 	}
 
 	items := strings.Split(targetPath, string(os.PathSeparator))
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func validatePath(targetPath string) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid path: must not contain '..': %s", targetPath)
 		}
 		if len(item) > maxFileNameLength {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid path: filenames must be less than %d characters", maxFileNameLength)
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid path: filenames must be less than or equal to %d characters", maxFileNameLength)
 		}
 	}
 	if strings.HasPrefix(items[0], "..") && len(items[0]) > 2 {