diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index b54c21cf5f73..1cd1e7273085 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ int mesh_nexthop_lookup(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	if (mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_ACTIVE) {
-		if (time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time -
+		if (time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time +
 			msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.path_refresh_time))
 				&& !memcmp(sdata->dev->dev_addr, hdr->addr4,
 					   ETH_ALEN)