diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index fd61986..8cff361 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -749,16 +749,15 @@
 	unsigned long expires_limit, mask;
 	int bit;
 
-	expires_limit = expires;
-
 	if (timer->slack >= 0) {
 		expires_limit = expires + timer->slack;
 	} else {
-		unsigned long now = jiffies;
+		long delta = expires - jiffies;
 
-		/* No slack, if already expired else auto slack 0.4% */
-		if (time_after(expires, now))
-			expires_limit = expires + (expires - now)/256;
+		if (delta < 256)
+			return expires;
+
+		expires_limit = expires + delta / 256;
 	}
 	mask = expires ^ expires_limit;
 	if (mask == 0)
@@ -795,6 +794,8 @@
  */
 int mod_timer(struct timer_list *timer, unsigned long expires)
 {
+	expires = apply_slack(timer, expires);
+
 	/*
 	 * This is a common optimization triggered by the
 	 * networking code - if the timer is re-modified
@@ -803,8 +804,6 @@
 	if (timer_pending(timer) && timer->expires == expires)
 		return 1;
 
-	expires = apply_slack(timer, expires);
-
 	return __mod_timer(timer, expires, false, TIMER_NOT_PINNED);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_timer);