diff --git a/lib/qsort.c b/lib/qsort.c
index f64871489..d41309678 100644
--- a/lib/qsort.c
+++ b/lib/qsort.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void qsort(void  *base,
 		return;
 
 	/* check for overflow */
-	if (nel <= ((size_t)(-1)) / width)
+	if (nel > ((size_t)(-1)) / width)
 		return;
 
 	wgap = 0;