diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 40ddb4dd9631..324a1cb8744f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -758,7 +758,8 @@ static void acpi_thermal_check(void *data)
 			del_timer(&(tz->timer));
 	} else {
 		if (timer_pending(&(tz->timer)))
-			mod_timer(&(tz->timer), (HZ * sleep_time) / 1000);
+			mod_timer(&(tz->timer),
+					jiffies + (HZ * sleep_time) / 1000);
 		else {
 			tz->timer.data = (unsigned long)tz;
 			tz->timer.function = acpi_thermal_run;