diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index cad61b3f6beaa2983b6dda33a2b1b23a0c444a5b..41fcbe19ccfe4443805ea4a73162cab5044c5021 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,8 @@ static void timekeeping_adjust(struct timekeeper *tk, s64 offset)
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(tk->tkr.clock->maxadj &&
-		(tk->tkr.mult > tk->tkr.clock->mult + tk->tkr.clock->maxadj))) {
+		(abs(tk->tkr.mult - tk->tkr.clock->mult)
+			> tk->tkr.clock->maxadj))) {
 		printk_once(KERN_WARNING
 			"Adjusting %s more than 11%% (%ld vs %ld)\n",
 			tk->tkr.clock->name, (long)tk->tkr.mult,