diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ReservationId.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ReservationId.java
index a0c209d570..fd0111538a 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ReservationId.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/records/ReservationId.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * {@link ReservationId} represents the <em>globally unique</em> identifier for
  * a reservation.
  * </p>
- * 
+ *
  * <p>
  * The globally unique nature of the identifier is achieved by using the
  * <em>cluster timestamp</em> i.e. start-time of the {@code ResourceManager}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public static ReservationId newInstance(long clusterTimestamp, long id) {
    * Get the long identifier of the {@link ReservationId} which is unique for
    * all Reservations started by a particular instance of the
    * {@code ResourceManager}.
-   * 
+   *
    * @return long identifier of the {@link ReservationId}
    */
   @Public
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public static ReservationId newInstance(long clusterTimestamp, long id) {
   /**
    * Get the <em>start time</em> of the {@code ResourceManager} which is used to
    * generate globally unique {@link ReservationId}.
-   * 
+   *
    * @return <em>start time</em> of the {@code ResourceManager}
    */
   @Public
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ public static ReservationId newInstance(long clusterTimestamp, long id) {
   @Override
   public int compareTo(ReservationId other) {
     if (this.getClusterTimestamp() - other.getClusterTimestamp() == 0) {
-      return getId() > getId() ? 1 : getId() < getId() ? -1 : 0;
+      return Long.compare(getId(), other.getId());
     } else {
-      return this.getClusterTimestamp() > other.getClusterTimestamp() ? 1
-          : this.getClusterTimestamp() < other.getClusterTimestamp() ? -1 : 0;
+      return Long.compare(getClusterTimestamp(), other.getClusterTimestamp());
     }
   }