1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 97ebc8c5864e..6464029e4860 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ void start_tty(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_tty);
 
+/* We limit tty time update visibility to every 8 seconds or so. */
 static void tty_update_time(struct timespec *time)
 {
-        unsigned long sec = get_seconds();
-        sec -= sec % 60;
+        unsigned long sec = get_seconds() & ~7;
         if ((long)(sec - time->tv_sec) > 0)
                 time->tv_sec = sec;
 }