diff --git a/libopenbios/ofmem_common.c b/libopenbios/ofmem_common.c
index bae0732..4c464c8 100644
--- a/libopenbios/ofmem_common.c
+++ b/libopenbios/ofmem_common.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int ofmem_posix_memalign( void **memptr, size_t alignment, size_t size )
 	}
 
 	/* waste at most 4K by taking an entry from the freelist */
-	if( *pp && (**pp).size < size + 0x1000 ) {
+	if( *pp && (**pp).size > size + 0x1000 ) {
 		/* Alignment should be on physical not virtual address */
 		pa = va2pa((uintptr_t)*pp + sizeof(alloc_desc_t));
 		pa = align_ptr(pa, alignment);