diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/epicsGeneralTime.c b/src/libCom/osi/epicsGeneralTime.c
index 98c5566f7..c3dcc7646 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/epicsGeneralTime.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/epicsGeneralTime.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int generalTimeGetEventPriority(epicsTimeStamp *pDest, int eventNumber,
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                if (epicsTimeGreaterThanEqual(pDest,
+                if (epicsTimeGreaterThanEqual(&ts,
                         &gtPvt.eventTime[eventNumber])) {
                     *pDest = ts;
                     gtPvt.eventTime[eventNumber] = ts;
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static int generalTimeGetEventPriority(epicsTimeStamp *pDest, int eventNumber,
                     key = epicsInterruptLock();
                     gtPvt.ErrorCounts++;
                     epicsInterruptUnlock(key);
-                }
 
                     IFDEBUG(10) {
                         char last[40], buff[40];
@@ -291,6 +290,7 @@ static int generalTimeGetEventPriority(epicsTimeStamp *pDest, int eventNumber,
                             "    %s, using %s instead\n",
                             ptp->name, buff, last);
                     }
+                }
             }
             break;
         }