diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 19103678bf20..2ef44d8560c1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static bool select_all(const struct xt_hashlimit_htable *ht,
 static bool select_gc(const struct xt_hashlimit_htable *ht,
 		      const struct dsthash_ent *he)
 {
-	return jiffies >= he->expires;
+	return time_after_eq(jiffies, he->expires);
 }
 
 static void htable_selective_cleanup(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *ht,