diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 52468f669277..ff931d3508a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ static int tegra_syncpt_wait(struct drm_device *drm, void *data,
 	if (!sp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return host1x_syncpt_wait(sp, args->thresh, args->timeout,
+	return host1x_syncpt_wait(sp, args->thresh,
+				  msecs_to_jiffies(args->timeout),
 				  &args->value);
 }