diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/Common/Compiler/CompilerTypeSystemContext.Validation.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/Common/Compiler/CompilerTypeSystemContext.Validation.cs
index 6c0b5f9fe2e693..ff34b94f3b43a6 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/Common/Compiler/CompilerTypeSystemContext.Validation.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/Common/Compiler/CompilerTypeSystemContext.Validation.cs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ private static TypeDesc EnsureLoadableTypeUncached(TypeDesc type)
                 if (parameterizedType.IsArray)
                 {
                     LayoutInt elementSize = parameterType.GetElementSize();
-                    if (!elementSize.IsIndeterminate && elementSize.AsInt >= ushort.MaxValue)
+                    if (!elementSize.IsIndeterminate && elementSize.AsInt > ushort.MaxValue)
                     {
                         // Element size over 64k can't be encoded in the GCDesc
                         ThrowHelper.ThrowTypeLoadException(ExceptionStringID.ClassLoadValueClassTooLarge, parameterType);
diff --git a/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.cs b/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d226e967b2ae30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Xunit;
+
+public unsafe class MaxArrayElementSize
+{
+    [InlineArray(65535)]
+    struct MaxSizedArrayElement
+    {
+        byte b;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static int TestEntryPoint()
+    {
+        return sizeof(MaxSizedArrayElement) == ushort.MaxValue
+            && new MaxSizedArrayElement[1].Length == 1
+            ? 100
+            : 101;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.csproj b/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..042e92733f2758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/Loader/classloader/InlineArray/MaxArrayElementSize.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="MaxArrayElementSize.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>