diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index a2ba78b..5333c7d 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@
 			goto sticky;
 		rtv.tv_usec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ));
 		rtv.tv_sec = timeout;
-		if (compat_timeval_compare(&rtv, &tv) < 0)
+		if (compat_timeval_compare(&rtv, &tv) >= 0)
 			rtv = tv;
 		if (copy_to_user(tvp, &rtv, sizeof(rtv))) {
 sticky:
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
 			rts.tv_sec++;
 			rts.tv_nsec -= NSEC_PER_SEC;
 		}
-		if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+		if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) >= 0)
 			rts = ts;
 		copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts));
 	}
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@
 		rts.tv_nsec = jiffies_to_usecs(do_div((*(u64*)&timeout), HZ)) *
 					1000;
 		rts.tv_sec = timeout;
-		if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) < 0)
+		if (compat_timespec_compare(&rts, &ts) >= 0)
 			rts = ts;
 		if (copy_to_user(tsp, &rts, sizeof(rts))) {
 sticky: