diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index ae011b46c071..25733d538147 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Version 0.0.6    2.1.110   07-aug-98   Eduardo Marcelo Serrat
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/neighbour.h>
 #include <net/dst.h>
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ int dn_destroy_timer(struct sock *sk)
 	if (sk->sk_socket)
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((jiffies - scp->stamp) >= (HZ * decnet_time_wait)) {
+	if (time_after_eq(jiffies, scp->stamp + HZ * decnet_time_wait)) {
 		dn_unhash_sock(sk);
 		sock_put(sk);
 		return 1;