diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
index 83aa1efec875..d518d17e940f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static void fc_rport_error(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata, struct fc_frame *fp)
 static void fc_rport_error_retry(struct fc_rport_priv *rdata,
 				 struct fc_frame *fp)
 {
-	unsigned long delay = FC_DEF_E_D_TOV;
+	unsigned long delay = msecs_to_jiffies(FC_DEF_E_D_TOV);
 
 	/* make sure this isn't an FC_EX_CLOSED error, never retry those */
 	if (PTR_ERR(fp) == -FC_EX_CLOSED)