diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index e7e1d0b57b3d..2776012132ea 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static int netem_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
 
 	cb = netem_skb_cb(skb);
 	if (q->gap == 0 ||		/* not doing reordering */
-	    q->counter < q->gap ||	/* inside last reordering gap */
+	    q->counter < q->gap - 1 ||	/* inside last reordering gap */
 	    q->reorder < get_crandom(&q->reorder_cor)) {
 		psched_time_t now;
 		psched_tdiff_t delay;