diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index cbbb73b37a6d1d0d99a9d4613633324ef0833219..351697305fe7a25d895bc31d68a68a1232679ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -238,10 +238,13 @@ static void get_typical_interval(struct menu_device *data)
 	 *
 	 * The typical interval is obtained when standard deviation is small
 	 * or standard deviation is small compared to the average interval.
+	 *
+	 * Use this result only if there is no timer to wake us up sooner.
 	 */
 	if (((avg > stddev * 6) && (divisor * 4 >= INTERVALS * 3))
 							|| stddev <= 20) {
-		data->predicted_us = avg;
+		if (data->expected_us > avg)
+			data->predicted_us = avg;
 		return;
 
 	} else if ((divisor * 4) > INTERVALS * 3) {