diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index 413e668249cf..6fb5a2f9e1ee 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ static inline void throtl_start_new_slice_with_credit(struct throtl_grp *tg,
 	 * that bandwidth. Do try to make use of that bandwidth while giving
 	 * credit.
 	 */
-	if (time_after_eq(start, tg->slice_start[rw]))
+	if (time_after(start, tg->slice_start[rw]))
 		tg->slice_start[rw] = start;
 
 	tg->slice_end[rw] = jiffies + tg->td->throtl_slice;