diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index a12df5abde0b..ea20f7d1ac2c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -711,8 +711,10 @@ static bool can_stop_idle_tick(int cpu, struct tick_sched *ts)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(ts->nohz_mode == NOHZ_MODE_INACTIVE))
+	if (unlikely(ts->nohz_mode == NOHZ_MODE_INACTIVE)) {
+		ts->sleep_length = (ktime_t) { .tv64 = NSEC_PER_SEC/HZ };
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	if (need_resched())
 		return false;