diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index dfac34f7186f..0c638cf3d9d2 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ __internal_add_timer(struct tvec_base *base, struct timer_list *timer)
 
 static void internal_add_timer(struct tvec_base *base, struct timer_list *timer)
 {
+	(void)catchup_timer_jiffies(base);
 	__internal_add_timer(base, timer);
 	/*
 	 * Update base->active_timers and base->next_timer