diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/shadow/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/processor.h b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/shadow/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/processor.h
index e264975ddc..16b3d2ccdd 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/shadow/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/processor.h
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/shadow/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso/processor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static __always_inline void cpu_relax(void)
 	 * endless busy loops like:
 	 * - slchi() in drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
 	 */
-	if (!lx_emul_irq_state()) lx_emul_time_update_jiffies();
+	if (!lx_emul_irq_state()) lx_emul_time_update_jiffies_cpu_relax();
 }
 
 #endif /* _LX_EMUL__SHADOW__ARCH__X86__INCLUDE__ASM__VDSO__PROCESSOR_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/time.h b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/time.h
index 2d4bbae4d2..2b7b1f4f49 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/time.h
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/include/lx_emul/time.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ void lx_emul_time_update_jiffies(void);
 
 void lx_emul_time_initial(unsigned long long);
 
+void lx_emul_time_update_jiffies_cpu_relax(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/clocksource.c b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/clocksource.c
index a42ed4fef8..a64df77cf7 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/clocksource.c
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/lx_emul/clocksource.c
@@ -134,6 +134,36 @@ void lx_emul_time_update_jiffies(void)
 }
 
 
+extern void update_wall_time(void);
+
+
+void lx_emul_time_update_jiffies_cpu_relax()
+{
+	/* based upon tick_do_update_jiffies64 in kernel/time/tick-sched.c */
+
+	ktime_t delta, now = ktime_get();
+
+	/* check if jiffies need an update */
+	if (ktime_before(now, tick_next_period))
+		return;
+
+	delta = ktime_sub(now, tick_next_period);
+
+	if (unlikely(delta >= TICK_NSEC)) {
+		/* Slow path for long idle sleep times */
+		s64 incr = TICK_NSEC;
+
+		ktime_t ticks = ktime_divns(delta, incr);
+
+		jiffies_64 += ticks;
+
+		tick_next_period = ktime_add_ns(tick_next_period, incr * ticks);
+
+		update_wall_time();
+	}
+}
+
+
 enum { LX_EMUL_MAX_OF_CLOCK_PROVIDERS = 256 };