diff --git a/tips/TIP-0044/tip-0044.md b/tips/TIP-0044/tip-0044.md
index 193615444..8b256c457 100644
--- a/tips/TIP-0044/tip-0044.md
+++ b/tips/TIP-0044/tip-0044.md
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ encoded in inputs and outputs respectively.
   - `Current State(Melted Tokens) = Next State(Melted Tokens)`
   2. When `Token Diff` < 0, it must hold true that:
   - `Current State(Melted Tokens) <= Next State(Melted Tokens)`
-  - `[Next State(Melted Tokens) - Current State(Melted Tokens)] <= |Token Diff|`.
+  - `[Next State(Melted Tokens) - Current State(Melted Tokens)] == |Token Diff|`.
   - When `Current State(Melted Tokens) != Next State(Melted Tokens)`, it must be true that
     `Current State(Minted Tokens) = Next State(Minted Tokens)`
   3. When `Current State` is empty, `Current State(Minted Tokens) = 0` and `Current State(Melted Tokens) = 0`.