diff --git a/block/deadline-iosched.c b/block/deadline-iosched.c
index 599b12e5380..90037b5eb17 100644
--- a/block/deadline-iosched.c
+++ b/block/deadline-iosched.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static inline int deadline_check_fifo(struct deadline_data *dd, int ddir)
 	/*
 	 * rq is expired!
 	 */
-	if (time_after(jiffies, rq_fifo_time(rq)))
+	if (time_after_eq(jiffies, rq_fifo_time(rq)))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;