diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 85e05ab9825388d9a5dc4dfe3c6f2a74077dce43..da53c8f2beb555081d9a04fcfd41d89df9b40b7f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -565,11 +565,12 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 			delta_jiffies = rcu_delta_jiffies;
 		}
 	}
+
 	/*
-	 * Do not stop the tick, if we are only one off
-	 * or if the cpu is required for rcu
+	 * Do not stop the tick, if we are only one off (or less)
+	 * or if the cpu is required for RCU:
 	 */
-	if (!ts->tick_stopped && delta_jiffies == 1)
+	if (!ts->tick_stopped && delta_jiffies <= 1)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Schedule the tick, if we are at least one jiffie off */