diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
index 607378bfebb7..29846dc1e1bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/uart.c
@@ -614,10 +614,12 @@ static int get_serial_info(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	ss->line = gb_tty->minor;
 	ss->xmit_fifo_size = 16;
 	ss->baud_base = 9600;
-	ss->close_delay = gb_tty->port.close_delay / 10;
+	ss->close_delay = jiffies_to_msecs(gb_tty->port.close_delay) / 10;
 	ss->closing_wait =
 		gb_tty->port.closing_wait == ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE ?
-		ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE : gb_tty->port.closing_wait / 10;
+		ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE :
+		jiffies_to_msecs(gb_tty->port.closing_wait) / 10;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -629,9 +631,10 @@ static int set_serial_info(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	unsigned int close_delay;
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	close_delay = ss->close_delay * 10;
+	close_delay = msecs_to_jiffies(ss->close_delay * 10);
 	closing_wait = ss->closing_wait == ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE ?
-			ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE : ss->closing_wait * 10;
+			ASYNC_CLOSING_WAIT_NONE :
+			msecs_to_jiffies(ss->closing_wait * 10);
 
 	mutex_lock(&gb_tty->port.mutex);
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {