diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 3d422da921003ef3c882b9a79e0c2bdc6f314880..2bda5f0052f72bee45b34c4f192937a625a36d5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -1149,6 +1149,7 @@ int hpet_set_periodic_freq(unsigned long freq)
 		do_div(clc, freq);
 		clc >>= hpet_clockevent.shift;
 		hpet_pie_delta = clc;
+		hpet_pie_limit = 0;
 	}
 	return 1;
 }