diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index 77680195cf8..092a2366b5a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ static void change_clocksource(void)
 
 	clock->error = 0;
 	clock->xtime_nsec = 0;
-	clocksource_calculate_interval(clock, NTP_INTERVAL_LENGTH);
+	clocksource_calculate_interval(clock,
+		(unsigned long)(current_tick_length()>>TICK_LENGTH_SHIFT));
 
 	tick_clock_notify();
 
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ void __init timekeeping_init(void)
 	ntp_clear();
 
 	clock = clocksource_get_next();
-	clocksource_calculate_interval(clock, NTP_INTERVAL_LENGTH);
+	clocksource_calculate_interval(clock,
+		(unsigned long)(current_tick_length()>>TICK_LENGTH_SHIFT));
 	clock->cycle_last = clocksource_read(clock);
 
 	xtime.tv_sec = sec;