1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
index 9cd28c04952a..b77ad5789af9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ static struct clocksource clocksource_vmi;
 static cycle_t read_real_cycles(void)
 {
         cycle_t ret = (cycle_t)vmi_timer_ops.get_cycle_counter(VMI_CYCLES_REAL);
-        return ret >= clocksource_vmi.cycle_last ?
-                ret : clocksource_vmi.cycle_last;
+        return max(ret, clocksource_vmi.cycle_last);
 }
 
 static struct clocksource clocksource_vmi = {