diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 5744f40b2697..2bc1f046151c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -372,16 +372,8 @@ cpumask_t *tick_get_broadcast_oneshot_mask(void)
 static int tick_broadcast_set_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *bc = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
-	ktime_t now = ktime_get();
-	int res;
 
-	for(;;) {
-		res = clockevents_program_event(bc, expires, now);
-		if (!res || !force)
-			return res;
-		now = ktime_get();
-		expires = ktime_add(now, ktime_set(0, bc->min_delta_ns));
-	}
+	return tick_dev_program_event(bc, expires, force);
 }
 
 int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index f13f2b7f4fd4..0ffc2918ea6f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ extern void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void tick_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *newdev,
 			       void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *),
 			       ktime_t nextevt);
+extern int tick_dev_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
+				  ktime_t expires, int force);
 extern int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force);
 extern void tick_oneshot_notify(void);
 extern int tick_switch_to_oneshot(void (*handler)(struct clock_event_device *));
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
index 06595c64b0c9..2e35501e61dd 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-oneshot.c
@@ -25,18 +25,42 @@
 /**
  * tick_program_event internal worker function
  */
-static int __tick_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
-				ktime_t expires, int force)
+int tick_dev_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev, ktime_t expires,
+			   int force)
 {
 	ktime_t now = ktime_get();
+	int i;
 
-	while (1) {
+	for (i = 0;;) {
 		int ret = clockevents_program_event(dev, expires, now);
 
 		if (!ret || !force)
 			return ret;
+
+		/*
+		 * We tried 2 times to program the device with the given
+		 * min_delta_ns. If that's not working then we double it
+		 * and emit a warning.
+		 */
+		if (++i > 2) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "CE: __tick_program_event of %s is "
+			       "stuck %llx %llx\n", dev->name ? dev->name : "?",
+			       now.tv64, expires.tv64);
+			printk(KERN_WARNING
+			       "CE: increasing min_delta_ns %ld to %ld nsec\n",
+			       dev->min_delta_ns, dev->min_delta_ns << 1);
+			WARN_ON(1);
+
+			/* Double the min. delta and try again */
+			if (!dev->min_delta_ns)
+				dev->min_delta_ns = 5000;
+			else
+				dev->min_delta_ns <<= 1;
+			i = 0;
+		}
+
 		now = ktime_get();
-		expires = ktime_add(now, ktime_set(0, dev->min_delta_ns));
+		expires = ktime_add_ns(now, dev->min_delta_ns);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +71,7 @@ int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *dev = __get_cpu_var(tick_cpu_device).evtdev;
 
-	return __tick_program_event(dev, expires, force);
+	return tick_dev_program_event(dev, expires, force);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -71,7 +95,7 @@ void tick_setup_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *newdev,
 {
 	newdev->event_handler = handler;
 	clockevents_set_mode(newdev, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_ONESHOT);
-	__tick_program_event(newdev, next_event, 1);
+	tick_dev_program_event(newdev, next_event, 1);
 }
 
 /**