diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 5f9a9995d131f9..60f7e326b6c8af 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1312,6 +1312,8 @@ void hrtimer_interrupt(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 
 				expires = ktime_sub(hrtimer_get_expires(timer),
 						    base->offset);
+				if (expires.tv64 < 0)
+					expires.tv64 = KTIME_MAX;
 				if (expires.tv64 < expires_next.tv64)
 					expires_next = expires;
 				break;