diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/ht16k33.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/ht16k33.c
index a2fcde582e2a..33b887b38906 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/ht16k33.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/ht16k33.c
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ static void ht16k33_fb_queue(struct ht16k33_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct ht16k33_fbdev *fbdev = &priv->fbdev;
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&fbdev->work,
-			      msecs_to_jiffies(HZ / fbdev->refresh_rate));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&fbdev->work, HZ / fbdev->refresh_rate);
 }
 
 /*