diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 74fd1edad65e..f21f9261ba39 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ unsigned long wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct *p, long match_state)
 		 * yield - it could be a while.
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(queued)) {
-			ktime_t to = NSEC_PER_SEC / HZ;
+			ktime_t to = NSEC_PER_MSEC;
 
 			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			schedule_hrtimeout(&to, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);