diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index ef94e5ae71c7..2cf5aadf092c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec)
 	 */
 	for (sft = 32; sft > 0; sft--) {
 		tmp = (u64) to << sft;
+		tmp += from / 2;
 		do_div(tmp, from);
 		if ((tmp >> sftacc) == 0)
 			break;