diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index f70aa17e2a8e..c594e28adddf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/math64.h>
 
 #include "cpuidle.h"
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ static void __cpuidle_driver_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 			s->target_residency_ns = 0;
 
 		if (s->exit_latency > 0)
-			s->exit_latency_ns = s->exit_latency * NSEC_PER_USEC;
+			s->exit_latency_ns = mul_u32_u32(s->exit_latency, NSEC_PER_USEC);
 		else if (s->exit_latency_ns < 0)
 			s->exit_latency_ns =  0;
 	}