diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
index 4ad176fc14ad1748cbc73d9d485d9e7dcc5e06df..caf4d4df4bd3044f68a6e26b0bc5145b20e150ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ static irqreturn_t dt3k_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
 static int dt3k_ns_to_timer(unsigned int timer_base, unsigned int *nanosec,
 			    unsigned int flags)
 {
-	int divider, base, prescale;
+	unsigned int divider, base, prescale;
 
-	/* This function needs improvment */
+	/* This function needs improvement */
 	/* Don't know if divider==0 works. */
 
 	for (prescale = 0; prescale < 16; prescale++) {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int dt3k_ns_to_timer(unsigned int timer_base, unsigned int *nanosec,
 			divider = (*nanosec) / base;
 			break;
 		case CMDF_ROUND_UP:
-			divider = (*nanosec) / base;
+			divider = DIV_ROUND_UP(*nanosec, base);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (divider < 65536) {