diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
index fb548905ff7..ad74caa741e 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/GarbageCollectorThread.java
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ void doCompactEntryLogs(double threshold, long maxTimeMillis) {
                 end = System.currentTimeMillis();
                 timeDiff = end - start;
             }
-            if (meta.getUsage() >= threshold || (maxTimeMillis > 0 && timeDiff > maxTimeMillis) || !running) {
+            if (meta.getUsage() >= threshold || (maxTimeMillis > 0 && timeDiff >= maxTimeMillis) || !running) {
                 // We allow the usage limit calculation to continue so that we get a accurate
                 // report of where the usage was prior to running compaction.
                 continue;