diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index e3b8932..61755cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 	phydev->adjust_state = handler;
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&phydev->state_queue, phy_state_machine);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&phydev->state_queue, jiffies + HZ);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&phydev->state_queue, HZ);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -946,6 +946,5 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		phy_error(phydev);
 
-	schedule_delayed_work(&phydev->state_queue,
-				jiffies + PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&phydev->state_queue, PHY_STATE_TIME * HZ);
 }