diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index c7ba3149633f..0f2766453759 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ found:
 
 	/* Check for overlap with preceding fragment. */
 	if (prev &&
-	    (FRAG6_CB(prev)->offset + prev->len) - offset > 0)
+	    (FRAG6_CB(prev)->offset + prev->len) > offset)
 		goto discard_fq;
 
 	/* Look for overlap with succeeding segment. */