diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 8b4d30ba3f..a58350ceec 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -5850,7 +5850,7 @@ bool LoadMempool(const Config &config, CTxMemPool &pool) {
                 pool.PrioritiseTransaction(tx->GetId(), amountdelta);
             }
             TxValidationState state;
-            if (nTime + nExpiryTimeout > nNow) {
+            if (nTime > nNow - nExpiryTimeout) {
                 LOCK(cs_main);
                 AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(config, pool, state, tx, nTime,
                                            false /* bypass_limits */,