diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
index 3e72f955bff7..6e60cc2443b2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vtime.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void vtime_flush(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	avg_steal = S390_lowcore.avg_steal_timer / 2;
 	if ((s64) steal > 0) {
 		S390_lowcore.steal_timer = 0;
-		account_steal_time(steal);
+		account_steal_time(cputime_to_nsecs(steal));
 		avg_steal += steal;
 	}
 	S390_lowcore.avg_steal_timer = avg_steal;