diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 1c68bf21f603..f4a56fbae662 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ hrtimer_check_target(struct hrtimer *timer, struct hrtimer_clock_base *new_base)
 	ktime_t expires;
 
 	expires = ktime_sub(hrtimer_get_expires(timer), new_base->offset);
-	return expires <= new_base->cpu_base->expires_next;
+	return expires < new_base->cpu_base->expires_next;
 }
 
 static inline