diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index 7a925ba456fb..a6a5bf53e86d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@
  * HZ shrinks, so values greater than 8 overflow 32bits when
  * HZ=100.
  */
+#if HZ < 34
+#define JIFFIES_SHIFT	6
+#elif HZ < 67
+#define JIFFIES_SHIFT	7
+#else
 #define JIFFIES_SHIFT	8
+#endif
 
 static cycle_t jiffies_read(struct clocksource *cs)
 {