diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/SCF/Transforms/LoopPipelining.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/SCF/Transforms/LoopPipelining.cpp
index 4aacbe739ca5d..bcecef5e6e0a9 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/SCF/Transforms/LoopPipelining.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/SCF/Transforms/LoopPipelining.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ bool LoopPipelinerInternal::initializeLoopInfo(
   lb = forOp.getLowerBound();
   step = forOp.getStep();
 
+  std::vector<std::pair<Operation *, unsigned>> schedule;
+  options.getScheduleFn(forOp, schedule);
+  if (schedule.empty()) {
+    LDBG("--empty schedule -> BAIL");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  opOrder.reserve(schedule.size());
+  for (auto &opSchedule : schedule) {
+    maxStage = std::max(maxStage, opSchedule.second);
+    stages[opSchedule.first] = opSchedule.second;
+    opOrder.push_back(opSchedule.first);
+  }
+
   dynamicLoop = true;
   auto upperBoundCst = getConstantIntValue(ub);
   auto lowerBoundCst = getConstantIntValue(lb);
@@ -124,7 +138,7 @@ bool LoopPipelinerInternal::initializeLoopInfo(
       return false;
     }
     int64_t numIteration = llvm::divideCeilSigned(ubImm - lbImm, stepImm);
-    if (numIteration > maxStage) {
+    if (numIteration >= maxStage) {
       dynamicLoop = false;
     } else if (!options.supportDynamicLoops) {
       LDBG("--fewer loop iterations than pipeline stages -> BAIL");
@@ -137,19 +151,6 @@ bool LoopPipelinerInternal::initializeLoopInfo(
     LDBG("--no epilogue or predicate set -> BAIL");
     return false;
   }
-  std::vector<std::pair<Operation *, unsigned>> schedule;
-  options.getScheduleFn(forOp, schedule);
-  if (schedule.empty()) {
-    LDBG("--empty schedule -> BAIL");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  opOrder.reserve(schedule.size());
-  for (auto &opSchedule : schedule) {
-    maxStage = std::max(maxStage, opSchedule.second);
-    stages[opSchedule.first] = opSchedule.second;
-    opOrder.push_back(opSchedule.first);
-  }
 
   // All operations need to have a stage.
   for (Operation &op : forOp.getBody()->without_terminator()) {
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/SCF/loop-pipelining.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/SCF/loop-pipelining.mlir
index 25e5703cea5c6..86af637fc05d7 100644
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/SCF/loop-pipelining.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/SCF/loop-pipelining.mlir
@@ -34,6 +34,42 @@ func.func @simple_pipeline(%A: memref<?xf32>, %result: memref<?xf32>) {
   return
 }
 
+// -----
+
+// A static loop does not satisfy `numIteration >= maxStage`
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func.func @iteration_lt_stage(
+//   CHECK-DAG:   %[[C0:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : index
+//   CHECK-DAG:   %[[C1:.*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+//   CHECK-DAG:   %[[C_NEG1:.*]] = arith.constant -1 : index
+//   CHECK-DAG:   %[[TRUE:.*]] = arith.constant true
+//   CHECK-DAG:   %[[FALSE:.*]] = arith.constant false
+// Prologue:
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[FALSE]]
+// Kernel:
+//       CHECK:   scf.for %[[IV:.*]] = %[[C0:.*]] to %[[C_NEG1:.*]] step %[[C1:.*]]
+// Epilogue:
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[TRUE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[FALSE]]
+//       CHECK:   scf.if %[[FALSE]]
+func.func @iteration_lt_stage(%A: memref<?xf32>, %result: memref<?xf32>) {
+  %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+  %c1 = arith.constant 1 : index
+  %c2 = arith.constant 2 : index
+  %cf = arith.constant 1.0 : f32
+  scf.for %i0 = %c0 to %c2 step %c1 {
+    %A_elem = memref.load %A[%i0] { __test_pipelining_stage__ = 0, __test_pipelining_op_order__ = 2 } : memref<?xf32>
+    %A1_elem = arith.addf %A_elem, %cf { __test_pipelining_stage__ = 3, __test_pipelining_op_order__ = 0 } : f32
+    memref.store %A1_elem, %result[%i0] { __test_pipelining_stage__ = 3, __test_pipelining_op_order__ = 1 } : memref<?xf32>
+  }  { __test_pipelining_loop__ }
+  return
+}
+
 
 // -----