diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index 19522c568aa5..878deb4880cd 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -394,17 +394,16 @@ static void edac_device_workq_teardown(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev)
  *	Then restart the workq on the new delay
  */
 void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info *edac_dev,
-					unsigned long value)
+				    unsigned long msec)
 {
-	unsigned long jiffs = msecs_to_jiffies(value);
+	edac_dev->poll_msec = msec;
+	edac_dev->delay	    = msecs_to_jiffies(msec);
 
-	if (value == 1000)
-		jiffs = round_jiffies_relative(value);
-
-	edac_dev->poll_msec = value;
-	edac_dev->delay	    = jiffs;
-
-	edac_mod_work(&edac_dev->work, jiffs);
+	/* See comment in edac_device_workq_setup() above */
+	if (edac_dev->poll_msec == 1000)
+		edac_mod_work(&edac_dev->work, round_jiffies_relative(edac_dev->delay));
+	else
+		edac_mod_work(&edac_dev->work, edac_dev->delay);
 }
 
 int edac_device_alloc_index(void)
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index 50ed9f2425bb..4ed24d664d83 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bool edac_stop_work(struct delayed_work *work);
 bool edac_mod_work(struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay);
 
 extern void edac_device_reset_delay_period(struct edac_device_ctl_info
-					   *edac_dev, unsigned long value);
+					   *edac_dev, unsigned long msec);
 extern void edac_mc_reset_delay_period(unsigned long value);
 
 /*