diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index db84f2322d1ad1ef4d69f12ed2dd2936a03d4b16..a267dc078dafb777f6855a56aef73ae48c1228f5 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  * misses its deadline, the kernel timer will allow the WDT to overflow.
  */
 static int clock_division_ratio = WTCSR_CKS_4096;
-#define next_ping_period(cks)	msecs_to_jiffies(cks - 4)
+#define next_ping_period(cks)	(jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(cks - 4))
 
 static const struct watchdog_info sh_wdt_info;
 static struct platform_device *sh_wdt_dev;