diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
index 67ffd9774712b26c4a25d921a043959e12cfd113..77f77bc5d0834776947ac2fb5b1b6a13a44796f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
@@ -672,11 +672,12 @@ static bool iwl_mvm_reorder(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	 * If there was a significant jump in the nssn - adjust.
 	 * If the SN is smaller than the NSSN it might need to first go into
 	 * the reorder buffer, in which case we just release up to it and the
-	 * rest of the function will take of storing it and releasing up to the
-	 * nssn
+	 * rest of the function will take care of storing it and releasing up to
+	 * the nssn
 	 */
 	if (!iwl_mvm_is_sn_less(nssn, buffer->head_sn + buffer->buf_size,
-				buffer->buf_size)) {
+				buffer->buf_size) ||
+	    !ieee80211_sn_less(sn, buffer->head_sn + buffer->buf_size)) {
 		u16 min_sn = ieee80211_sn_less(sn, nssn) ? sn : nssn;
 
 		iwl_mvm_release_frames(mvm, sta, napi, buffer, min_sn);