diff --git a/src/libfaketime.c b/src/libfaketime.c
index fcff770..7de79c1 100644
--- a/src/libfaketime.c
+++ b/src/libfaketime.c
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@ int fake_clock_gettime(clockid_t clk_id, struct timespec *tp)
 #ifdef CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE
           case CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE:
 #endif
-            if ((tp->tv_sec < ftpl_starttime.real.tv_sec) ||
+            if ((tp->tv_sec > ftpl_starttime.real.tv_sec) ||
                 ((tp->tv_sec == ftpl_starttime.real.tv_sec) &&
                  (tp->tv_nsec > ftpl_starttime.real.tv_nsec))) {
                timespecsub(tp, &ftpl_starttime.real, &tdiff);