diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 172a02a438a2..bebb43acc132 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void deferred_probe_extend_timeout(void)
 	 * start a new one.
 	 */
 	if (mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &deferred_probe_timeout_work,
-						 driver_deferred_probe_timeout))
+			     secs_to_jiffies(driver_deferred_probe_timeout)))
 		pr_debug("Extended deferred probe timeout by %d secs\n",
 					driver_deferred_probe_timeout);
 }