diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-soc-thermal/ti-bandgap.c b/drivers/staging/ti-soc-thermal/ti-bandgap.c
index a9d6d2a3580b..d0751863a9c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ti-soc-thermal/ti-bandgap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ti-soc-thermal/ti-bandgap.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static int ti_bandgap_update_alert_threshold(struct ti_bandgap *bgp, int id,
 	else
 		t_cold = val;
 
-	if (t_cold < t_hot) {
+	if (t_cold > t_hot) {
 		if (hot)
 			err = ti_bandgap_add_hyst(bgp, t_hot,
 						  -ts_data->hyst_val,