arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index c0dd5b603749..6b742da41304 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -290,14 +290,15 @@ static inline int pit_verify_msb(unsigned char val)
 static inline int pit_expect_msb(unsigned char val, u64 *tscp, unsigned long *deltap)
 {
 	int count;
-	u64 tsc = 0;
+	u64 tsc = 0, prev_tsc = 0;
 
 	for (count = 0; count < 50000; count++) {
 		if (!pit_verify_msb(val))
 			break;
+		prev_tsc = tsc;
 		tsc = get_cycles();
 	}
-	*deltap = get_cycles() - tsc;
+	*deltap = get_cycles() - prev_tsc;
 	*tscp = tsc;
 
 	/*