diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 2e65ebb809c1..07e274e769db 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ int ring_buffer_wait(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, int full)
 			nr_pages = cpu_buffer->nr_pages;
 			dirty = ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(buffer, cpu);
 			if (!cpu_buffer->shortest_full ||
-			    cpu_buffer->shortest_full < full)
+			    cpu_buffer->shortest_full > full)
 				cpu_buffer->shortest_full = full;
 			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
 			if (!pagebusy &&