diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index 1b399c89e3a0..3361cff2c83d 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ static unsigned long round_jiffies_common(unsigned long j, int cpu,
 	/* now that we have rounded, subtract the extra skew again */
 	j -= cpu * 3;
 
-	if (j <= jiffies) /* rounding ate our timeout entirely; */
-		return original;
-	return j;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure j is still in the future. Otherwise return the
+	 * unmodified value.
+	 */
+	return time_is_after_jiffies(j) ? j : original;
 }
 
 /**