diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 25de6b27bdf4..d066aad608ad 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ pnfs_find_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 			ret = get_lseg(lseg);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (cmp_layout(range, &lseg->pls_range) > 0)
+		if (lseg->pls_range.offset > range->offset)
 			break;
 	}