diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index 9df159448b89..cc8d8e85169f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static enum retry_state ecache_work_evict_list(struct nf_conntrack_net *cnet)
 		hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
 		hlist_nulls_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].hnnode, &evicted_list);
 
-		if (time_after(stop, jiffies)) {
+		if (time_after(jiffies, stop)) {
 			ret = STATE_RESTART;
 			break;
 		}