diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
index 6b9a06e425423ed413aebc5744109a66905774a9..2d63d7689962edba455edfe4c44e45eb72ef708c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ void __devinit setup_sparc64_timer(void)
 	clockevents_register_device(sevt);
 }
 
-#define SPARC64_NSEC_PER_CYC_SHIFT	32UL
+#define SPARC64_NSEC_PER_CYC_SHIFT	10UL
 
 static struct clocksource clocksource_tick = {
 	.rating		= 100,