diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 31463d370b94..3044a88357fa 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ static void tick_do_periodic_broadcast(void)
  */
 static void tick_handle_periodic_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
+	ktime_t next;
+
 	tick_do_periodic_broadcast();
 
 	/*
@@ -185,10 +187,13 @@ static void tick_handle_periodic_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 
 	/*
 	 * Setup the next period for devices, which do not have
-	 * periodic mode:
+	 * periodic mode. We read dev->next_event first and add to it
+	 * when the event alrady expired. clockevents_program_event()
+	 * sets dev->next_event only when the event is really
+	 * programmed to the device.
 	 */
-	for (;;) {
-		ktime_t next = ktime_add(dev->next_event, tick_period);
+	for (next = dev->next_event; ;) {
+		next = ktime_add(next, tick_period);
 
 		if (!clockevents_program_event(dev, next, ktime_get()))
 			return;