diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
index 19e0b7be8495..6840b1ab620b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dt3000.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int dt3k_ns_to_timer(unsigned int timer_base, unsigned int *nanosec,
 	}
 
 	prescale = 15;
-	base = timer_base * (1 << prescale);
+	base = timer_base * (prescale + 1);
 	divider = 65535;
 	*nanosec = divider * base;
 	return (prescale << 16) | (divider);