diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPUSubtarget.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPUSubtarget.cpp
index 1bc5a52053ec..779617629010 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPUSubtarget.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPUSubtarget.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ std::pair<unsigned, unsigned> AMDGPUSubtarget::getWavesPerEU(
   // Make sure requested values are compatible with values implied by requested
   // minimum/maximum flat work group sizes.
   if (RequestedFlatWorkGroupSize &&
-      Requested.first > MinImpliedByFlatWorkGroupSize)
+      Requested.first < MinImpliedByFlatWorkGroupSize)
     return Default;
 
   return Requested;
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/attr-amdgpu-waves-per-eu.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/attr-amdgpu-waves-per-eu.ll
index b03713a8960a..a5e97205de21 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/attr-amdgpu-waves-per-eu.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/attr-amdgpu-waves-per-eu.ll
@@ -188,3 +188,15 @@ define amdgpu_kernel void @exactly_10() #9 {
   ret void
 }
 attributes #9 = {"amdgpu-waves-per-eu"="10,10"}
+
+; Exactly 256 workitems and exactly 2 waves.
+; CHECK-LABEL: {{^}}empty_workitems_exactly_256_waves_exactly_2:
+; CHECK: SGPRBlocks: 12
+; CHECK: VGPRBlocks: 21
+; CHECK: NumSGPRsForWavesPerEU: 102
+; CHECK: NumVGPRsForWavesPerEU: 85
+define amdgpu_kernel void @empty_workitems_exactly_256_waves_exactly_2() #10 {
+entry:
+  ret void
+}
+attributes #10 = {"amdgpu-flat-work-group-size"="256,256" "amdgpu-waves-per-eu"="2,2"}