diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/actions.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/actions.c
index eab51c0c0ce2..13ff1934d47c 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/actions.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/actions.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ actions_destroy(struct actions *self)
 static struct action *
 actions_new(struct actions *self)
 {
-	if (self->size >= self->len) {
+	if (self->len >= self->size) {
 		self->size *= 2;
 		self->list = realloc(self->list, self->size * sizeof(struct action));
 	}