diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/itron/condvar.rs b/library/std/src/sys/itron/condvar.rs
index 84b0f4c866a..2992a6a5429 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/itron/condvar.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/itron/condvar.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ mod waiter_queue {
                     let insert_after = {
                         let mut cursor = head.last;
                         loop {
-                            if waiter.priority <= cursor.as_ref().priority {
+                            if waiter.priority >= cursor.as_ref().priority {
                                 // `cursor` and all previous waiters have the same or higher
                                 // priority than `current_task_priority`. Insert the new
                                 // waiter right after `cursor`.