diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-transaction.c b/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-transaction.c
index 7f82762ccc8c80ba791894c4add0a66ca718947e..ee7122c461d46f442cfdea976c337b97ac640bba 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-transaction.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-transaction.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void transmit_midi_msg(struct snd_ff *ff, unsigned int port)
 
 	/* Set interval to next transaction. */
 	ff->next_ktime[port] = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(),
-				ff->rx_bytes[port] * 8 * NSEC_PER_SEC / 31250);
+			ff->rx_bytes[port] * 8 * (NSEC_PER_SEC / 31250));
 
 	if (quad_count == 1)
 		tcode = TCODE_WRITE_QUADLET_REQUEST;