if (info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i] == nl_seq)
                        return;
 
-               if (oldest == info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir]
-                   || before(info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i], oldest))
+               if (oldest == info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir] ||
+                   before(info->seq_aft_nl[dir][i],
+                          info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest]))
                        oldest = i;
        }
 
        if (info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir] < NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER) {
                info->seq_aft_nl[dir][info->seq_aft_nl_num[dir]++] = nl_seq;
                nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_HELPINFO_VOLATILE, skb);
-       } else if (oldest != NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER) {
+       } else if (oldest != NUM_SEQ_TO_REMEMBER &&
+                  after(nl_seq, info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest])) {
                info->seq_aft_nl[dir][oldest] = nl_seq;
                nf_conntrack_event_cache(IPCT_HELPINFO_VOLATILE, skb);
        }