diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
index 9823291395ad..511cb6b371ee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/libfcoe.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static void fcoe_ctlr_timeout(unsigned long arg)
 			next_timer = fip->ctlr_ka_time;
 
 		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, fip->port_ka_time)) {
-			fip->port_ka_time += jiffies +
+			fip->port_ka_time = jiffies +
 				msecs_to_jiffies(FIP_VN_KA_PERIOD);
 			fip->send_port_ka = 1;
 		}