diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 21775eebb8f04aff53bf6ef2b082d57a600499da..9d0e2ac9356e7b2738d533d6d717fc3139c563b6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ static bool __note_gp_changes(struct rcu_node *rnp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
 		zero_cpu_stall_ticks(rdp);
 	}
 	rdp->gp_seq = rnp->gp_seq;  /* Remember new grace-period state. */
-	if (ULONG_CMP_GE(rnp->gp_seq_needed, rdp->gp_seq_needed) || rdp->gpwrap)
+	if (ULONG_CMP_LT(rdp->gp_seq_needed, rnp->gp_seq_needed) || rdp->gpwrap)
 		rdp->gp_seq_needed = rnp->gp_seq_needed;
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->gpwrap, false);
 	rcu_gpnum_ovf(rnp, rdp);