diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 4e9f5cc5fb59..6ea4966a6334 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3998,7 +3998,7 @@ void __init add_active_range(unsigned int nid, unsigned long start_pfn,
 		}
 
 		/* Merge backward if suitable */
-		if (start_pfn < early_node_map[i].end_pfn &&
+		if (start_pfn < early_node_map[i].start_pfn &&
 				end_pfn >= early_node_map[i].start_pfn) {
 			early_node_map[i].start_pfn = start_pfn;
 			return;