diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
index fc7b21c4f..2aacb15d5 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lxip/timer_handler.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Lx::Timer
 			_tick(tick)
 		{
 			_timer_conn.sigh(_handler);
-			jiffies = 0;
+			update_jiffies();
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -271,7 +271,11 @@ class Lx::Timer
 		 */
 		void update_jiffies()
 		{
-			jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(_timer_conn.elapsed_ms());
+			/*
+			 * Do not use lx_emul usecs_to_jiffies(unsigned int) because
+			 * of implicit truncation!
+			 */
+			jiffies = _timer_conn.curr_time().trunc_to_plain_ms().value / JIFFIES_TICK_MS;
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
index a27e92b80..70be31fe2 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lx_kit/timer.cc
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 			_timer_alloc(&alloc)
 		{
 			_timer_conn.sigh(_dispatcher);
+			update_jiffies();
 		}
 
 		Context* first() { return _list.first(); }
@@ -277,8 +278,14 @@ class Lx_kit::Timer : public Lx::Timer
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		void update_jiffies() {
-			_jiffies = usecs_to_jiffies(_timer_conn_modern.curr_time().trunc_to_plain_us().value); }
+		void update_jiffies()
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Do not use lx_emul usecs_to_jiffies(unsigned int) because
+			 * of implicit truncation!
+			 */
+			_jiffies = _timer_conn_modern.curr_time().trunc_to_plain_ms().value / JIFFIES_TICK_MS;
+		}
 
 		void usleep(unsigned us) {
 			_timer_conn.usleep(us); }