diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 02c64bcda71d8de7b0acc99bb8fb971b2eacfb31..0d3c00deb1605e330099bbb4f128acb5252046c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -4275,7 +4275,7 @@ static cycle_t e1000e_cyclecounter_read(const struct cyclecounter *cc)
 	struct e1000_adapter *adapter = container_of(cc, struct e1000_adapter,
 						     cc);
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
-	u32 systimel_1, systimel_2, systimeh;
+	u32 systimel, systimeh;
 	cycle_t systim, systim_next;
 	/* SYSTIMH latching upon SYSTIML read does not work well.
 	 * This means that if SYSTIML overflows after we read it but before
@@ -4283,21 +4283,21 @@ static cycle_t e1000e_cyclecounter_read(const struct cyclecounter *cc)
 	 * will experience a huge non linear increment in the systime value
 	 * to fix that we test for overflow and if true, we re-read systime.
 	 */
-	systimel_1 = er32(SYSTIML);
+	systimel = er32(SYSTIML);
 	systimeh = er32(SYSTIMH);
-	systimel_2 = er32(SYSTIML);
-	/* Check for overflow. If there was no overflow, use the values */
-	if (systimel_1 <= systimel_2) {
-		systim = (cycle_t)systimel_1;
-		systim |= (cycle_t)systimeh << 32;
-	} else {
-		/* There was an overflow, read again SYSTIMH, and use
-		 * systimel_2
-		 */
-		systimeh = er32(SYSTIMH);
-		systim = (cycle_t)systimel_2;
-		systim |= (cycle_t)systimeh << 32;
+	/* Is systimel is so large that overflow is possible? */
+	if (systimel >= (u32)0xffffffff - E1000_TIMINCA_INCVALUE_MASK) {
+		u32 systimel_2 = er32(SYSTIML);
+		if (systimel > systimel_2) {
+			/* There was an overflow, read again SYSTIMH, and use
+			 * systimel_2
+			 */
+			systimeh = er32(SYSTIMH);
+			systimel = systimel_2;
+		}
 	}
+	systim = (cycle_t)systimel;
+	systim |= (cycle_t)systimeh << 32;
 
 	if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_82574) || (hw->mac.type == e1000_82583)) {
 		u64 time_delta, rem, temp;