diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index ae6acbc60c8e..3d3d06c88e1c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static void batadv_tp_recv_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		if (atomic_read(&tp_vars->dup_acks) != 3)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (tp_vars->recover >= recv_ack)
+		if (!batadv_seq_before(tp_vars->recover, recv_ack))
 			goto out;
 
 		/* if this is the third duplicate ACK do Fast Retransmit */