1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 1137f245a4ba..caf8d4d4f5c8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -806,7 +806,8 @@ void update_wall_time(void)
         shift = min(shift, maxshift);
         while (offset >= timekeeper.cycle_interval) {
                 offset = logarithmic_accumulation(offset, shift);
-                shift--;
+                if(offset < timekeeper.cycle_interval<<shift)
+                        shift--;
         }
 
         /* correct the clock when NTP error is too big */