diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a5949f36af75..9bb501eab487 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 478b7aab1682246a3d1e76e27a0aecb2f0013379
+refs/heads/master: c7986acba211e8285e14c9603fb89e6f4ea0b9f8
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/time/ntp.c b/trunk/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 5202dde2f0af..580a35028693 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)
 	 * Select how the frequency is to be controlled
 	 * and in which mode (PLL or FLL).
 	 */
-	if (time_status & STA_FREQHOLD || time_reftime == 0)
-		time_reftime = xtime.tv_sec;
-
 	secs = xtime.tv_sec - time_reftime;
+	if (unlikely(time_status & STA_FREQHOLD || time_reftime == 0))
+		secs = 0;
+
 	time_reftime = xtime.tv_sec;
 
 	offset64    = offset;