diff --git a/mm/pdflush.c b/mm/pdflush.c
index 9d834aa..0cbe0c6 100644
--- a/mm/pdflush.c
+++ b/mm/pdflush.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		 * Thread creation: For how long have there been zero
 		 * available threads?
 		 */
-		if (jiffies - last_empty_jifs > 1 * HZ) {
+		if (time_after(jiffies, last_empty_jifs + 1 * HZ)) {
 			/* unlocked list_empty() test is OK here */
 			if (list_empty(&pdflush_list)) {
 				/* unlocked test is OK here */
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 		if (nr_pdflush_threads <= MIN_PDFLUSH_THREADS)
 			continue;
 		pdf = list_entry(pdflush_list.prev, struct pdflush_work, list);
-		if (jiffies - pdf->when_i_went_to_sleep > 1 * HZ) {
+		if (time_after(jiffies, pdf->when_i_went_to_sleep + 1 * HZ)) {
 			/* Limit exit rate */
 			pdf->when_i_went_to_sleep = jiffies;
 			break;					/* exeunt */