diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index a2cb1ec..4f55622 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1222,10 +1222,8 @@
 	unsigned long active_tasks; /* fixed-point */
 	static int count = LOAD_FREQ;
 
-	count -= ticks;
-	if (count < 0) {
-		count += LOAD_FREQ;
-		active_tasks = count_active_tasks();
+	active_tasks = count_active_tasks();
+	for (count -= ticks; count < 0; count += LOAD_FREQ) {
 		CALC_LOAD(avenrun[0], EXP_1, active_tasks);
 		CALC_LOAD(avenrun[1], EXP_5, active_tasks);
 		CALC_LOAD(avenrun[2], EXP_15, active_tasks);
@@ -1270,11 +1268,8 @@
  * Called by the timer interrupt. xtime_lock must already be taken
  * by the timer IRQ!
  */
-static inline void update_times(void)
+static inline void update_times(unsigned long ticks)
 {
-	unsigned long ticks;
-
-	ticks = jiffies - wall_jiffies;
 	wall_jiffies += ticks;
 	update_wall_time();
 	calc_load(ticks);
@@ -1286,12 +1281,10 @@
  * jiffies is defined in the linker script...
  */
 
-void do_timer(struct pt_regs *regs)
+void do_timer(unsigned long ticks)
 {
-	jiffies_64++;
-	/* prevent loading jiffies before storing new jiffies_64 value. */
-	barrier();
-	update_times();
+	jiffies_64 += ticks;
+	update_times(ticks);
 }
 
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM