diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 8635700..0f6e672 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 	struct snd_timer_system_private *priv = timer->private_data;
 	unsigned long jiff = jiffies;
 	if (time_after(jiff, priv->last_expires))
-		priv->correction = (long)jiff - (long)priv->last_expires;
+		priv->correction += (long)jiff - (long)priv->last_expires;
 	snd_timer_interrupt(timer, (long)jiff - (long)priv->last_jiffies);
 }