diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-callbacks-busymod.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-callbacks-busymod.c
index 378e2d40271a..69105596e72e 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-callbacks-busymod.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-callbacks-busymod.c
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ static void busymod_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 static int livepatch_callbacks_mod_init(void)
 {
 	pr_info("%s\n", __func__);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&work,
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * 0));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&work, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
index 6701641bf12d..f3f153895d6c 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
 	if (!d)
 		return NULL;
 
-	d->jiffies_expire = jiffies +
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * EXPIRE_PERIOD);
+	d->jiffies_expire = jiffies + secs_to_jiffies(EXPIRE_PERIOD);
 
 	/*
 	 * Patch: save the extra memory location into a SV_LEAK shadow
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
index 7e753b0d2fa6..5d83ad5a8118 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ static __used noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
 	if (!d)
 		return NULL;
 
-	d->jiffies_expire = jiffies +
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * EXPIRE_PERIOD);
+	d->jiffies_expire = jiffies + secs_to_jiffies(EXPIRE_PERIOD);
 
 	/* Oops, forgot to save leak! */
 	leak = kzalloc(sizeof(*leak), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -152,8 +151,7 @@ static void alloc_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	list_add(&d->list, &dummy_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&dummy_list_mutex);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&alloc_dwork,
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * ALLOC_PERIOD));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&alloc_dwork, secs_to_jiffies(ALLOC_PERIOD));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -184,16 +182,13 @@ static void cleanup_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dummy_list_mutex);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&cleanup_dwork,
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * CLEANUP_PERIOD));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&cleanup_dwork, secs_to_jiffies(CLEANUP_PERIOD));
 }
 
 static int livepatch_shadow_mod_init(void)
 {
-	schedule_delayed_work(&alloc_dwork,
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * ALLOC_PERIOD));
-	schedule_delayed_work(&cleanup_dwork,
-		msecs_to_jiffies(1000 * CLEANUP_PERIOD));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&alloc_dwork, secs_to_jiffies(ALLOC_PERIOD));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&cleanup_dwork, secs_to_jiffies(CLEANUP_PERIOD));
 
 	return 0;
 }