diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 31eb83717c267a799b013f073cfe3e99301709d9..138ea92ed268457b99d9c6b44a1a9580cc7c016a 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -193,8 +193,10 @@ static void dev_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
 		    netif_running(dev) &&
 		    netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
 			if (netif_queue_stopped(dev) &&
-			    (jiffies - dev->trans_start) > dev->watchdog_timeo) {
-				printk(KERN_INFO "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s: transmit timed out\n", dev->name);
+			    time_after(jiffies, dev->trans_start + dev->watchdog_timeo)) {
+
+				printk(KERN_INFO "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s: transmit timed out\n",
+				       dev->name);
 				dev->tx_timeout(dev);
 			}
 			if (!mod_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer, jiffies + dev->watchdog_timeo))