diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 97ebc8c..6464029 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -988,10 +988,10 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_tty);
 
+/* We limit tty time update visibility to every 8 seconds or so. */
 static void tty_update_time(struct timespec *time)
 {
-	unsigned long sec = get_seconds();
-	sec -= sec % 60;
+	unsigned long sec = get_seconds() & ~7;
 	if ((long)(sec - time->tv_sec) > 0)
 		time->tv_sec = sec;
 }