diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 741b6283ac9c..5370e082aded 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ pnfs_layout_stateid_blocked(const struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 {
 	u32 seqid = be32_to_cpu(stateid->seqid);
 
-	return !pnfs_seqid_is_newer(seqid, lo->plh_barrier) && lo->plh_barrier;
+	return lo->plh_barrier && pnfs_seqid_is_newer(lo->plh_barrier, seqid);
 }
 
 /* lget is set to 1 if called from inside send_layoutget call chain */