diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 2c115fdab39765f4ecbeaade9fa74008e711d08a..74e0388cc88d4d17b340d102ec8e053257d6ef55 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 	tick = expires;
 
 	/* Skip reprogram of event if its not changed */
-	if (ts->tick_stopped && (expires == dev->next_event))
+	if (ts->tick_stopped && (expires == ts->next_tick))
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 		trace_tick_stop(1, TICK_DEP_MASK_NONE);
 	}
 
+	ts->next_tick = tick;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the expiration time == KTIME_MAX, then we simply stop
 	 * the tick timer.
@@ -802,7 +804,10 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts,
 	else
 		tick_program_event(tick, 1);
 out:
-	/* Update the estimated sleep length */
+	/*
+	 * Update the estimated sleep length until the next timer
+	 * (not only the tick).
+	 */
 	ts->sleep_length = ktime_sub(dev->next_event, now);
 	return tick;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.h b/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
index bf38226e5c17c15e276c2e4e8c5f4fe423e071f3..075444e3d48e643549ba5c7fbcc3c792fb90e1db 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum tick_nohz_mode {
  *			timer is modified for nohz sleeps. This is necessary
  *			to resume the tick timer operation in the timeline
  *			when the CPU returns from nohz sleep.
+ * @next_tick:		Next tick to be fired when in dynticks mode.
  * @tick_stopped:	Indicator that the idle tick has been stopped
  * @idle_jiffies:	jiffies at the entry to idle for idle time accounting
  * @idle_calls:		Total number of idle calls
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct tick_sched {
 	unsigned long			check_clocks;
 	enum tick_nohz_mode		nohz_mode;
 	ktime_t				last_tick;
+	ktime_t				next_tick;
 	int				inidle;
 	int				tick_stopped;
 	unsigned long			idle_jiffies;