diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index bdcf358dfce2a..0d442e34c3497 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ extern void clockevents_config_and_register(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 extern int clockevents_update_freq(struct clock_event_device *ce, u32 freq);
 
 static inline void
-clockevents_calc_mult_shift(struct clock_event_device *ce, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
+clockevents_calc_mult_shift(struct clock_event_device *ce, u32 freq, u32 maxsec)
 {
-	return clocks_calc_mult_shift(&ce->mult, &ce->shift, NSEC_PER_SEC, freq, minsec);
+	return clocks_calc_mult_shift(&ce->mult, &ce->shift, NSEC_PER_SEC, freq, maxsec);
 }
 
 extern void clockevents_suspend(void);