diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 8e5d9a6..bb53185 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 	cputime = secs_to_cputime(rlim_new);
 	if (cputime_eq(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime_zero) ||
-	    cputime_lt(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime)) {
+	    cputime_gt(current->signal->it_prof_expires, cputime)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 		set_process_cpu_timer(current, CPUCLOCK_PROF, &cputime, NULL);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);