diff --git a/include/gsl/span b/include/gsl/span
index 170c746..09a10a9 100644
--- a/include/gsl/span
+++ b/include/gsl/span
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace details
             std::enable_if_t<std::is_same<std::remove_cv_t<Type2>, value_type>::value, int> = 0>
         constexpr bool operator>(const span_iterator<Type2>& rhs) const noexcept
         {
-            return !(*this < rhs);
+            return rhs < *this;
         }
 
         template <