diff --git a/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp b/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
index ea573a9c..98c04e4b 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/inode_manager.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void inode_manager_<LoggerPolicy>::presort_index(
 
     if (na > nb) {
       return true;
-    } else if (na > nb) {
+    } else if (na < nb) {
       return false;
     }