diff --git a/src/core/observer/scheduler.js b/src/core/observer/scheduler.js
index 1463fc64ad3..b0583ed12bd 100644
--- a/src/core/observer/scheduler.js
+++ b/src/core/observer/scheduler.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (
   inBrowser &&
   window.performance &&
   typeof performance.now === 'function' &&
-  getNow() > document.createEvent('Event').timeStamp
+  document.createEvent('Event').timeStamp <= performance.now()
 ) {
   // if the event timestamp is bigger than the hi-res timestamp
   // (which is evaluated AFTER) it means the event is using a lo-res timestamp,