diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 9267f16b1b324be2a1d3abf97a3331eed20d2565..ed638d676fcf661ff65bedef884ea3d38b992eee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2667,7 +2667,7 @@ e1000_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 
 			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
 			netif_wake_queue(netdev);
-			mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, jiffies + 2 * HZ);
+			mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
 			adapter->smartspeed = 0;
 		} else {
 			/* make sure the receive unit is started */
@@ -2684,7 +2684,7 @@ e1000_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 			DPRINTK(LINK, INFO, "NIC Link is Down\n");
 			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 			netif_stop_queue(netdev);
-			mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, jiffies + 2 * HZ);
+			mod_timer(&adapter->phy_info_timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
 
 			/* 80003ES2LAN workaround--
 			 * For packet buffer work-around on link down event;
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ e1000_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 		e1000_rar_set(&adapter->hw, adapter->hw.mac_addr, 0);
 
 	/* Reset the timer */
-	mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, jiffies + 2 * HZ);
+	mod_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + 2 * HZ));
 }
 
 enum latency_range {