1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 8e5d9a68b022..bb53185d8c78 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void update_rlimit_cpu(unsigned long rlim_new)
 
         cputime = secs_to_cputime(rlim_new);
         if (cputime_eq(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime_zero) ||
-            cputime_lt(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime)) {
+            cputime_gt(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime)) {
                 spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
                 set_process_cpu_timer(current, CPUCLOCK_PROF, &cputime, NULL);
                 spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);