diff --git a/net/802/tr.c b/net/802/tr.c
index a2bd0f2e3af84c85e5e0077963b2bd3616b69d93..1e115e5beab635aeb67baede5c4aa36881545efe 100644
--- a/net/802/tr.c
+++ b/net/802/tr.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_trdev(int sizeof_priv)
 static int __init rif_init(void)
 {
 	init_timer(&rif_timer);
-	rif_timer.expires  = sysctl_tr_rif_timeout;
+	rif_timer.expires  = jiffies + sysctl_tr_rif_timeout;
 	rif_timer.data     = 0L;
 	rif_timer.function = rif_check_expire;
 	add_timer(&rif_timer);