diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
index 1d9268ae11..bd9e03c2bd 100755
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public class TrafficStatsTest extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     /** Verify the given value is in range [lower, upper] */
     private void assertInRange(String tag, long value, long lower, long upper) {
+        if (lower > upper) {
+            fail("lower must be less than or equal to upper: [" + lower + "," + upper + "]");
+        }
         final Range range = new Range(lower, upper);
         assertTrue(tag + ": " + value + " is not within range [" + lower + ", " + upper + "]",
                 range.contains(value));