diff --git a/kernel/time/namespace.c b/kernel/time/namespace.c
index 3aff27bb0a15..635f7e544bcc 100644
--- a/kernel/time/namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/time/namespace.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ktime_t do_timens_ktime_to_host(clockid_t clockid, ktime_t tim,
 		tim = 0;
 	} else {
 		tim = ktime_sub(tim, offset);
-		if (unlikely(tim > KTIME_MAX))
+		if (unlikely(tim < 0))
 			tim = KTIME_MAX;
 	}