1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 7d281d9fbe30..f1abad738579 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ static long			ntp_tick_adj;
  */
 static void ntp_update_frequency(void)
 {
-        u64 prev_base;
         u64 second_length;
-
-        prev_base = tick_length_base;
+        u64 new_base;
 
         second_length            = (u64)(tick_usec * NSEC_PER_USEC * USER_HZ)
                                                 << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
@@ -94,16 +92,15 @@ static void ntp_update_frequency(void)
         second_length           += (s64)ntp_tick_adj << NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
         second_length           += time_freq;
 
-        tick_length_base         = second_length;
-
         tick_nsec                = div_u64(second_length, HZ) >> NTP_SCALE_SHIFT;
-        tick_length_base         = div_u64(tick_length_base, NTP_INTERVAL_FREQ);
+        new_base                 = div_u64(second_length, NTP_INTERVAL_FREQ);
 
         /*
          * Don't wait for the next second_overflow, apply
-         * the change to the tick length immediately
+         * the change to the tick length immediately:
          */
-        tick_length             += tick_length_base - prev_base;
+        tick_length             += new_base - tick_length_base;
+        tick_length_base         = new_base;
 }
 
 static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)