diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index c5e0cba3b39cc12c5b6ef2f12c04395123e999c6..d943d6773b3f579880ccd234e47dcdadce0a6c61 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -686,6 +686,8 @@ static inline void process_adjtimex_modes(const struct timex *txc, s32 *time_tai
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_MAXERROR)
 		time_maxerror = txc->maxerror;
+	if (time_maxerror > NTP_PHASE_LIMIT)
+		time_maxerror = NTP_PHASE_LIMIT;
 
 	if (txc->modes & ADJ_ESTERROR)
 		time_esterror = txc->esterror;