diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
index bfa97035fc0c64..8eaf12d553978e 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
@@ -2049,6 +2049,7 @@ static inline void ticker_job_compare_update(struct ticker_instance *instance,
 	if (instance->ticker_id_head == TICKER_NULL) {
 		if (cntr_stop() == 0) {
 			instance->ticks_slot_previous = 0U;
+			instance->ticks_current = cntr_cnt_get();
 		}
 		return;
 	}