diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index bc40377136a2..9326c377822e 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void br_fdb_cleanup(unsigned long _data)
 			this_timer = f->ageing_timer + delay;
 			if (time_before_eq(this_timer, jiffies))
 				fdb_delete(f);
-			else if (this_timer < next_timer)
+			else if (time_before(this_timer, next_timer))
 				next_timer = this_timer;
 		}
 	}