diff --git a/flang/runtime/transformational.cpp b/flang/runtime/transformational.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/transformational.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/transformational.cpp
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
   std::size_t elementBytes{source.ElementBytes()};
   std::size_t sourceElements{source.Elements()};
   std::size_t padElements{pad ? pad->Elements() : 0};
-  if (resultElements < sourceElements) {
+  if (resultElements > sourceElements) {
     RUNTIME_CHECK(terminator, padElements > 0);
     RUNTIME_CHECK(terminator, pad->ElementBytes() == elementBytes);
   }