diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index f17c76a1a05f..9f8e8892e5b0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1545,21 +1545,23 @@ void timer_clear_idle(void)
 static int collect_expired_timers(struct timer_base *base,
 				  struct hlist_head *heads)
 {
+	unsigned long now = READ_ONCE(jiffies);
+
 	/*
 	 * NOHZ optimization. After a long idle sleep we need to forward the
 	 * base to current jiffies. Avoid a loop by searching the bitfield for
 	 * the next expiring timer.
 	 */
-	if ((long)(jiffies - base->clk) > 2) {
+	if ((long)(now - base->clk) > 2) {
 		unsigned long next = __next_timer_interrupt(base);
 
 		/*
 		 * If the next timer is ahead of time forward to current
 		 * jiffies, otherwise forward to the next expiry time:
 		 */
-		if (time_after(next, jiffies)) {
+		if (time_after(next, now)) {
 			/* The call site will increment clock! */
-			base->clk = jiffies - 1;
+			base->clk = now - 1;
 			return 0;
 		}
 		base->clk = next;