diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index c8f2c4a503b0..a7893a079a83 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ u64 get_jiffies_update(unsigned long *basej)
  */
 static ktime_t tick_nohz_next_event(struct tick_sched *ts, int cpu)
 {
-	u64 basemono, next_tick, delta, expires;
+	u64 basemono, next_tick, expires;
 	unsigned long basejiff;
 	int tick_cpu;
 
@@ -856,8 +856,7 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_next_event(struct tick_sched *ts, int cpu)
 	 * If the tick is due in the next period, keep it ticking or
 	 * force prod the timer.
 	 */
-	delta = next_tick - basemono;
-	if (delta <= (u64)TICK_NSEC) {
+	if (next_tick - basemono <= (u64)TICK_NSEC) {
 		/*
 		 * We've not stopped the tick yet, and there's a timer in the
 		 * next period, so no point in stopping it either, bail.
@@ -873,17 +872,19 @@ static ktime_t tick_nohz_next_event(struct tick_sched *ts, int cpu)
 	 * the sleep time to the timekeeping 'max_deferment' value.
 	 * Otherwise we can sleep as long as we want.
 	 */
-	delta = timekeeping_max_deferment();
 	tick_cpu = READ_ONCE(tick_do_timer_cpu);
 	if (tick_cpu != cpu &&
-	    (tick_cpu != TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE || !tick_sched_flag_test(ts, TS_FLAG_DO_TIMER_LAST)))
-		delta = KTIME_MAX;
-
-	/* Calculate the next expiry time */
-	if (delta < (KTIME_MAX - basemono))
-		expires = basemono + delta;
-	else
+	    (tick_cpu != TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE || !tick_sched_flag_test(ts, TS_FLAG_DO_TIMER_LAST))) {
 		expires = KTIME_MAX;
+	} else {
+		expires = timekeeping_max_deferment();
+
+		/* Calculate the next expiry time */
+		if (expires < (KTIME_MAX - basemono))
+			expires += basemono;
+		else
+			expires = KTIME_MAX;
+	}
 
 	ts->timer_expires = min_t(u64, expires, next_tick);