diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index a89f7dbefba0..32fdfe9a5156 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ static int nvme_kthread(void *data)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&dev_list_lock);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(HZ);
+		schedule_timeout(round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
 	}
 	return 0;
 }