diff --git a/py/objdeque.c b/py/objdeque.c
index 583537017fdb2..89c57668e45d5 100644
--- a/py/objdeque.c
+++ b/py/objdeque.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static mp_obj_t deque_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
 
     size_t offset = mp_get_index(self->base.type, deque_len(self), index, false);
     size_t index_val = self->i_get + offset;
-    if (index_val > self->alloc) {
+    if (index_val >= self->alloc) {
         index_val -= self->alloc;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/basics/deque2.py b/tests/basics/deque2.py
index 3552d5be37abe..ebc0872c7b4e0 100644
--- a/tests/basics/deque2.py
+++ b/tests/basics/deque2.py
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
 d[3] = 5
 print(d[3])
 
+# Access the last element via index, when the last element is at various locations
+d = deque((), 2)
+for i in range(4):
+    d.append(i)
+    print(i, d[-1])
+
+# Write the last element then access all elements from the end
+d[-1] = 4
+print(d[-2], d[-1])
+
 # Accessing indices out of bounds raises IndexError
 try:
     d[4]