diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 423fd6683f3a..61552e89bd89 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5389,7 +5389,7 @@ nfs4_laundromat(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 	idr_for_each_entry(&nn->s2s_cp_stateids, cps_t, i) {
 		cps = container_of(cps_t, struct nfs4_cpntf_state, cp_stateid);
 		if (cps->cp_stateid.sc_type == NFS4_COPYNOTIFY_STID &&
-				cps->cpntf_time > cutoff)
+				cps->cpntf_time < cutoff)
 			_free_cpntf_state_locked(nn, cps);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nn->s2s_cp_lock);