diff --git a/core/include/kernel/delay.h b/core/include/kernel/delay.h
index 312d3072c38..289d2140f64 100644
--- a/core/include/kernel/delay.h
+++ b/core/include/kernel/delay.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline uint64_t timeout_init_us(uint32_t us)
 
 static inline bool timeout_elapsed(uint64_t expire)
 {
-	return delay_cnt_read() > expire;
+	return delay_cnt_read() >= expire;
 }
 
 /*