diff --git a/drivers/char/moxa.c b/drivers/char/moxa.c
index ed76f0a127fd..5000b3bd091e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/moxa.c
+++ b/drivers/char/moxa.c
@@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ static void check_xmit_empty(unsigned long data)
 	struct moxa_port *ch;
 
 	ch = (struct moxa_port *) data;
-	del_timer_sync(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer);
 	if (ch->tty && (ch->statusflags & EMPTYWAIT)) {
 		if (MoxaPortTxQueue(ch->port) == 0) {
 			ch->statusflags &= ~EMPTYWAIT;
 			tty_wakeup(ch->tty);
 			return;
 		}
-		mod_timer(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer, jiffies + HZ);
+		mod_timer(&moxa_ports[ch->port].emptyTimer,
+				round_jiffies(jiffies + HZ));
 	} else
 		ch->statusflags &= ~EMPTYWAIT;
 }