diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
index 50e2792e60c1..cc440f90000b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_catas.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void poll_catas(unsigned long dev_ptr)
 		}
 
 	mod_timer(&dev->catas_err.timer,
-		  jiffies + MTHCA_CATAS_POLL_INTERVAL);
+		  round_jiffies(jiffies + MTHCA_CATAS_POLL_INTERVAL));
 }
 
 void mthca_start_catas_poll(struct mthca_dev *dev)