diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 5f43f30fcd1d66e1ba7f34a7def8ed697cdd5b7d..258cdf0a91eb78efcda53b91aaa845f7045066b7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ rcu_torture_reader(void *arg)
 	do {
 		if (irqreader && cur_ops->irq_capable) {
 			if (!timer_pending(&t))
-				mod_timer(&t, 1);
+				mod_timer(&t, jiffies + 1);
 		}
 		idx = cur_ops->readlock();
 		completed = cur_ops->completed();