diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_arch_timer.c
index 21fc07c3adc2b..ce7e4dda0269e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/common/arm64_arch_timer.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ static int arm64_tick_start(struct oneshot_lowerhalf_s *lower,
 {
   struct arm64_oneshot_lowerhalf_s *priv =
     (struct arm64_oneshot_lowerhalf_s *)lower;
+  uint64_t next_cycle;
 
   DEBUGASSERT(priv != NULL && callback != NULL);
 
@@ -252,10 +253,11 @@ static int arm64_tick_start(struct oneshot_lowerhalf_s *lower,
   priv->callback = callback;
   priv->arg = arg;
 
-  /* Set the timeout */
+  next_cycle =
+    arm64_arch_timer_count() / priv->cycle_per_tick * priv->cycle_per_tick +
+    ticks * priv->cycle_per_tick;
 
-  arm64_arch_timer_set_compare(arm64_arch_timer_count() +
-                               priv->cycle_per_tick * ticks);
+  arm64_arch_timer_set_compare(next_cycle);
   arm64_arch_timer_set_irq_mask(false);
 
   return OK;
@@ -418,4 +420,4 @@ void arm64_arch_timer_secondary_init()
   arm64_arch_timer_enable(true);
 #endif
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif