diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index a1890a073196..df7194961658 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ enum wd_read_status {
 
 static enum wd_read_status cs_watchdog_read(struct clocksource *cs, u64 *csnow, u64 *wdnow)
 {
-	int64_t md = 2 * watchdog->uncertainty_margin;
+	int64_t md = watchdog->uncertainty_margin;
 	unsigned int nretries, max_retries;
 	int64_t wd_delay, wd_seq_delay;
 	u64 wd_end, wd_end2;