static int tegra_timer_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
        void __iomem *reg_base = timer_of_base(to_timer_of(evt));
+       unsigned long period = timer_of_period(to_timer_of(evt));
 
-       writel_relaxed(TIMER_PTV_EN | TIMER_PTV_PER |
-                      ((timer_of_rate(to_timer_of(evt)) / HZ) - 1),
+       writel_relaxed(TIMER_PTV_EN | TIMER_PTV_PER | (period - 1),
                       reg_base + TIMER_PTV);
 
        return 0;
                cpu_to->clkevt.rating = rating;
                cpu_to->clkevt.cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
                cpu_to->of_base.base = timer_reg_base + base;
+               cpu_to->of_clk.period = rate / HZ;
                cpu_to->of_clk.rate = rate;
 
                irq_set_status_flags(cpu_to->clkevt.irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);