diff --git a/src/udev/udev-node.c b/src/udev/udev-node.c
index 6527551853..b8f2a14755 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-node.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-node.c
@@ -459,13 +459,13 @@ static int link_update(sd_device *dev, const char *slink, bool add) {
                                 /* The devlink priority is downgraded. Another device may have a higher
                                  * priority now. Let's find the device node with the highest priority. */
                         } else {
-                                if (current_prio >= prio)
-                                        /* The devlink with equal or higher priority already exists and is
-                                         * owned by another device. Hence, it is not necessary to recreate it. */
+                                if (current_prio > prio)
+                                        /* The devlink with a higher priority already exists and is owned by
+                                         * another device. Hence, it is not necessary to recreate it. */
                                         return 0;
 
-                                /* This device has a higher priority than the current. Let's create the
-                                 * devlink to our device node. */
+                                /* This device has the equal or a higher priority than the current. Let's
+                                 * create the devlink to our device node. */
                                 return node_symlink(dev, NULL, slink);
                         }