diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index c436e790b21bf7cd89878eb9d92146e1b1c511d6..8a46f5d64504f15dcaf31ec4f5fcee7ea15a8bdf 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart alarmtimer_fired(struct hrtimer *timer)
 		struct alarm *alarm;
 		ktime_t expired = next->expires;
 
-		if (expired.tv64 >= now.tv64)
+		if (expired.tv64 > now.tv64)
 			break;
 
 		alarm = container_of(next, struct alarm, node);