diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index 47558c1..2784046 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ static int __init timer_irq_works(void)
 	 * might have cached one ExtINT interrupt.  Finally, at
 	 * least one tick may be lost due to delays.
 	 */
-	if (jiffies - t1 > 4 && jiffies - t1 < 16)
+	if (jiffies - t1 > 4)
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;