diff --git a/Xext/sync.c b/Xext/sync.c
index b8f094db5..4d11992bb 100644
--- a/Xext/sync.c
+++ b/Xext/sync.c
@@ -1038,15 +1038,15 @@ SyncComputeBracketValues(SyncCounter * pCounter)
                 pnewltval = &psci->bracket_less;
             }
             else if (XSyncValueEqual(pCounter->value, pTrigger->test_value) &&
-                     XSyncValueLessThan(pTrigger->test_value,
-                                        psci->bracket_greater)) {
+                     XSyncValueGreaterThan(pTrigger->test_value,
+                                           psci->bracket_less)) {
                 /*
                  * The value is exactly equal to our threshold.  We want one
-                 * more event in the positive direction to ensure we pick up
-                 * when the value *exceeds* this threshold.
+                 * more event in the negative direction to ensure we pick up
+                 * when the value is less than this threshold.
                  */
-                psci->bracket_greater = pTrigger->test_value;
-                pnewgtval = &psci->bracket_greater;
+                psci->bracket_less = pTrigger->test_value;
+                pnewltval = &psci->bracket_less;
             }
         }
         else if (pTrigger->test_type == XSyncPositiveTransition &&
@@ -1058,15 +1058,15 @@ SyncComputeBracketValues(SyncCounter * pCounter)
                 pnewgtval = &psci->bracket_greater;
             }
             else if (XSyncValueEqual(pCounter->value, pTrigger->test_value) &&
-                     XSyncValueGreaterThan(pTrigger->test_value,
-                                           psci->bracket_less)) {
+                     XSyncValueLessThan(pTrigger->test_value,
+                                        psci->bracket_greater)) {
                 /*
                  * The value is exactly equal to our threshold.  We want one
-                 * more event in the negative direction to ensure we pick up
-                 * when the value is less than this threshold.
+                 * more event in the positive direction to ensure we pick up
+                 * when the value *exceeds* this threshold.
                  */
-                psci->bracket_less = pTrigger->test_value;
-                pnewltval = &psci->bracket_less;
+                psci->bracket_greater = pTrigger->test_value;
+                pnewgtval = &psci->bracket_greater;
             }
         }
     }                           /* end for each trigger */