diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/delay.c b/arch/arm/lib/delay.c
index d6dacc69254e..395d5fbb8fa2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/delay.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/delay.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void __init init_current_timer_delay(unsigned long freq)
 {
 	pr_info("Switching to timer-based delay loop\n");
 	lpj_fine			= freq / HZ;
+	loops_per_jiffy			= lpj_fine;
 	arm_delay_ops.delay		= __timer_delay;
 	arm_delay_ops.const_udelay	= __timer_const_udelay;
 	arm_delay_ops.udelay		= __timer_udelay;