diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index ad72922919ed79b181a83467dea455216676d56c..6133ef5cf671ba6caf7cf79c67c8afa903fdc23e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_set_sample_time(struct cpudata *cpu)
 
 	sample_time = cpu->pstate_policy->sample_rate_ms;
 	delay = msecs_to_jiffies(sample_time);
-	delay -= jiffies % delay;
 	mod_timer_pinned(&cpu->timer, jiffies + delay);
 }