diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index bab3da4f1e0d..20faa6a69238 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ long ext4_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (err == 0)
 			err = err2;
 		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
-		if (!err && (o_group > EXT4_SB(sb)->s_groups_count) &&
+		if (!err && (o_group < EXT4_SB(sb)->s_groups_count) &&
 		    ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb) &&
 		    test_opt(sb, INIT_INODE_TABLE))
 			err = ext4_register_li_request(sb, o_group);