diff --git a/libc/tzcode/localtime.c b/libc/tzcode/localtime.c
index d1b49e5..b23eca4 100644
--- a/libc/tzcode/localtime.c
+++ b/libc/tzcode/localtime.c
@@ -1812,14 +1812,14 @@
         } else  dir = tmcomp(&mytm, &yourtm);
         if (dir != 0) {
             if (t == lo) {
-                ++t;
-                if (t <= lo)
+                if (t == time_t_max)
                     return WRONG;
+                ++t;
                 ++lo;
             } else if (t == hi) {
-                --t;
-                if (t >= hi)
+                if (t == time_t_min)
                     return WRONG;
+                --t;
                 --hi;
             }
             if (lo > hi)