diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
index b33cd12116..51c9c2b246 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ protected function _validate()
             && isset($validatorData[self::VALIDATOR_PASSWORD_CREATE_TIMESTAMP])
             && isset($sessionData[self::VALIDATOR_SESSION_EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP])
             && $validatorData[self::VALIDATOR_PASSWORD_CREATE_TIMESTAMP]
-            > $sessionData[self::VALIDATOR_SESSION_EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP] - $this->getCookie()->getLifetime()
+            > $sessionData[self::VALIDATOR_SESSION_EXPIRE_TIMESTAMP]
         ) {
             return false;
         }