diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index ea4d999113ef6f4a564a349e80e66459d500dbf2..6469bedda2f3c033a30007e910caf4c500aeaca7 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -1019,8 +1019,8 @@ static int snd_timer_s_start(struct snd_timer * timer)
 		njiff += timer->sticks - priv->correction;
 		priv->correction = 0;
 	}
-	priv->last_expires = priv->tlist.expires = njiff;
-	add_timer(&priv->tlist);
+	priv->last_expires = njiff;
+	mod_timer(&priv->tlist, njiff);
 	return 0;
 }