1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/apic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/apic.c
index 900ff38d68de..925758dbca0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/apic.c
@@ -791,10 +791,8 @@ static void setup_APIC_timer(unsigned int clocks)
 
         /* wait for irq slice */
         if (hpet_address && hpet_use_timer) {
-                int trigger = hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP);
-                while (hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER) >= trigger)
-                        /* do nothing */ ;
-                while (hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER) <  trigger)
+                u32 trigger = hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP);
+                while (hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP) == trigger)
                         /* do nothing */ ;
         } else {
                 int c1, c2;