diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index 4237e0744e26..16c027e9cc73 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -280,17 +280,22 @@ static int clockevents_program_min_delta(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 static int clockevents_program_min_delta(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned long long clc;
-	int64_t delta;
+	int64_t delta = 0;
+	int i;
 
-	delta = dev->min_delta_ns;
-	dev->next_event = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), delta);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		delta += dev->min_delta_ns;
+		dev->next_event = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), delta);
 
-	if (clockevent_state_shutdown(dev))
-		return 0;
+		if (clockevent_state_shutdown(dev))
+			return 0;
 
-	dev->retries++;
-	clc = ((unsigned long long) delta * dev->mult) >> dev->shift;
-	return dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) clc, dev);
+		dev->retries++;
+		clc = ((unsigned long long) delta * dev->mult) >> dev->shift;
+		if (dev->set_next_event((unsigned long) clc, dev) == 0)
+			return 0;
+	}
+	return -ETIME;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_MIN_ADJUST */