diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 505449700e0cf4e66ea6284135482ac172fe756a..7437b41f6a47c290e0f26b8933b45e469235ccc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -598,10 +598,19 @@ static unsigned long quick_pit_calibrate(void)
 			if (!pit_expect_msb(0xff-i, &delta, &d2))
 				break;
 
+			delta -= tsc;
+
+			/*
+			 * Extrapolate the error and fail fast if the error will
+			 * never be below 500 ppm.
+			 */
+			if (i == 1 &&
+			    d1 + d2 >= (delta * MAX_QUICK_PIT_ITERATIONS) >> 11)
+				return 0;
+
 			/*
 			 * Iterate until the error is less than 500 ppm
 			 */
-			delta -= tsc;
 			if (d1+d2 >= delta >> 11)
 				continue;