diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 8d2c98531af4..42283dc6c5b7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2846,7 +2846,8 @@ static void tipc_sk_retry_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *list)
 
 	/* Try again later if dest link is congested */
 	if (tsk->cong_link_cnt) {
-		sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer, msecs_to_jiffies(100));
+		sk_reset_timer(sk, &sk->sk_timer,
+			       jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100));
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Prepare SYN for retransmit */