diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 0fec63414fb6..015661279b68 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -98,18 +98,19 @@ static void tick_periodic(int cpu)
 void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	ktime_t next;
+	ktime_t next = dev->next_event;
 
 	tick_periodic(cpu);
 
 	if (dev->mode != CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT)
 		return;
-	/*
-	 * Setup the next period for devices, which do not have
-	 * periodic mode:
-	 */
-	next = ktime_add(dev->next_event, tick_period);
 	for (;;) {
+		/*
+		 * Setup the next period for devices, which do not have
+		 * periodic mode:
+		 */
+		next = ktime_add(next, tick_period);
+
 		if (!clockevents_program_event(dev, next, false))
 			return;
 		/*
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 		 */
 		if (timekeeping_valid_for_hres())
 			tick_periodic(cpu);
-		next = ktime_add(next, tick_period);
 	}
 }