diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ipc/Server.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ipc/Server.java
index d5e35cbb6d0..9e1bd4db4cd 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ipc/Server.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ipc/Server.java
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@ public abstract class Server {
               call.getClientStateId() > alignmentContext.getLastSeenStateId()) {
             /*
              * The call processing should be postponed until the client call's
-             * state id is aligned (>=) with the server state id.
+             * state id is aligned (<=) with the server state id.
 
              * NOTE:
              * Inserting the call back to the queue can change the order of call