diff --git a/src/entt/entity/table.hpp b/src/entt/entity/table.hpp
index 6a752920b..498684451 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/table.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/table.hpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ template<typename... Lhs, typename... Rhs>
 
 template<typename... Lhs, typename... Rhs>
 [[nodiscard]] constexpr bool operator<(const table_iterator<Lhs...> &lhs, const table_iterator<Rhs...> &rhs) noexcept {
-    return std::get<0>(lhs.it) > std::get<0>(rhs.it);
+    return std::get<0>(lhs.it) < std::get<0>(rhs.it);
 }
 
 template<typename... Lhs, typename... Rhs>