diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 7c43ae782b26e385e1b0c96efacd7e82846b794b..f824ef8a9273d7d46e63b113fa83ea03249f95e1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1488,7 +1488,8 @@ static void rekey_seq_generator(struct work_struct *work)
 	keyptr->count = (ip_cnt & COUNT_MASK) << HASH_BITS;
 	smp_wmb();
 	ip_cnt++;
-	schedule_delayed_work(&rekey_work, REKEY_INTERVAL);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&rekey_work,
+			      round_jiffies_relative(REKEY_INTERVAL));
 }
 
 static inline struct keydata *get_keyptr(void)