diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
index 4d96f19fe7..34f9ee731d 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/generate-cve-exclusions.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def main(argp=None):
                 backport_data = stream_data[cve]
                 if base_version in backport_data:
                     backport_ver = Version(backport_data[base_version]["fixed_version"])
-                    if backport_ver < version:
+                    if backport_ver <= version:
                         print(
                             f'CVE_STATUS[{cve}] = "cpe-stable-backport: Backported in {backport_ver}"'
                         )