diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_sn2.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_sn2.c
index 73b7fb8de47a..82fb9958f22f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_sn2.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_sn2.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ xpc_update_partition_info_sn2(struct xpc_partition *part, u8 remote_rp_version,
 	dev_dbg(xpc_part, "  remote_vars_pa = 0x%016lx\n",
 		part_sn2->remote_vars_pa);
 
-	part->last_heartbeat = remote_vars->heartbeat;
+	part->last_heartbeat = remote_vars->heartbeat - 1;
 	dev_dbg(xpc_part, "  last_heartbeat = 0x%016lx\n",
 		part->last_heartbeat);