diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
index 682fcd24bf439..2324d1e58f21f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ rpcauth_prune_expired(struct list_head *free, int nr_to_scan)
 		 * Enforce a 60 second garbage collection moratorium
 		 * Note that the cred_unused list must be time-ordered.
 		 */
-		if (!time_in_range(cred->cr_expire, expired, jiffies))
+		if (time_in_range(cred->cr_expire, expired, jiffies))
 			continue;
 		if (!rpcauth_unhash_cred(cred))
 			continue;