diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pos_invoice/pos_invoice.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pos_invoice/pos_invoice.py
index 3d683cd1050d..25f143191d1d 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pos_invoice/pos_invoice.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/pos_invoice/pos_invoice.py
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ def validate_payment_amount(self):
 		if self.is_return:
 			invoice_total = self.rounded_total or self.grand_total
 			total_amount_in_payments = flt(total_amount_in_payments, self.precision("grand_total"))
-			if total_amount_in_payments and total_amount_in_payments < invoice_total:
-				frappe.throw(_("Total payments amount can't be greater than {}").format(-invoice_total))
+			if total_amount_in_payments and total_amount_in_payments > invoice_total:
+				frappe.throw(_("Total payments amount can't be greater than {}").format(invoice_total))
 
 	def validate_company_with_pos_company(self):
 		if self.company != frappe.db.get_value("POS Profile", self.pos_profile, "company"):