diff --git a/shared-core/i915_irq.c b/shared-core/i915_irq.c
index f82df5c9..d88afdd0 100644
--- a/shared-core/i915_irq.c
+++ b/shared-core/i915_irq.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int i915_vblank_swap(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 		swap.sequence += curseq;
 		break;
 	case _DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE:
-		if ((curseq - swap.sequence) > (1<<23)) {
+		if ((curseq - swap.sequence) <= (1<<23)) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->swaps_lock, irqflags);
 			DRM_DEBUG("Missed target sequence\n");
 			return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);