diff --git a/kernel/softlockup.c b/kernel/softlockup.c
index 68f7606b4160f9246e7b7c015ec7cd56477f5352..e423b3a918fd39c52d1451a89f5aad6095efffef 100644
--- a/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ void softlockup_tick(void)
 	print_timestamp = per_cpu(print_timestamp, this_cpu);
 
 	/* report at most once a second */
-	if (print_timestamp < (touch_timestamp + 1) ||
-		did_panic ||
-			!per_cpu(watchdog_task, this_cpu))
+	if ((print_timestamp >= touch_timestamp &&
+			print_timestamp < (touch_timestamp + 1)) ||
+			did_panic || !per_cpu(watchdog_task, this_cpu)) {
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* do not print during early bootup: */
 	if (unlikely(system_state != SYSTEM_RUNNING)) {