diff --git a/src/core/timeouts.c b/src/core/timeouts.c
index ff2edc5a..73fc1fac 100644
--- a/src/core/timeouts.c
+++ b/src/core/timeouts.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ sys_check_timeouts(void)
       return;
     }
 
-    if (TIME_LESS_OR_EQUAL_THAN(now, tmptimeout->time)) {
+    if (TIME_LESS_OR_EQUAL_THAN(tmptimeout->time, now) == 0) {
       return;
     }