diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_hpet.c b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_hpet.c
index 084e8ea4a9..644da6cd3a 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_hpet.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_hpet.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ hpet_set_hardware_timer(bigtime_t relativeTimeout)
 
 	//dprintf("getting value\n");
 	timerValue = relativeTimeout;
-	timerValue *= 1000000;
+	timerValue *= 1000000000;
 	timerValue /= sHPETRegs->period;
 	//dprintf("adding hpet counter value\n");
 	timerValue += sHPETRegs->counter;