diff --git a/net/smc/smc_llc.c b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
index 72f4b72eb1753..f1d323439a2af 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_llc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_llc.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ void smc_llc_link_active(struct smc_link *link)
 			    link->smcibdev->ibdev->name, link->ibport);
 	link->state = SMC_LNK_ACTIVE;
 	if (link->lgr->llc_testlink_time) {
-		link->llc_testlink_time = link->lgr->llc_testlink_time * HZ;
+		link->llc_testlink_time = link->lgr->llc_testlink_time;
 		schedule_delayed_work(&link->llc_testlink_wrk,
 				      link->llc_testlink_time);
 	}