diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index a186799..4bb669c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -335,15 +335,17 @@
 		if (info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i] == nl_seq)
 			return;
 
-		if (oldest == info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir]
-		    || before(info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i], oldest))
+		if (oldest == info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir] ||
+		    before(info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i],
+			   info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest]))
 			oldest = i;
 	}
 
 	if (info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir] < NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER) {
 		info->seq_aft_nl[dir][info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir]++] = nl_seq;
 		nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_HELPINFO_VOLATILE, skb);
-	} else if (oldest != NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER) {
+	} else if (oldest != NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER &&
+		   after(nl_seq, info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest])) {
 		info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest] = nl_seq;
 		nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_HELPINFO_VOLATILE, skb);
 	}