diff --git a/hw/mips/cputimer.c b/hw/mips/cputimer.c
index ba9264b41566..f046588ada47 100644
--- a/hw/mips/cputimer.c
+++ b/hw/mips/cputimer.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 
-#define TIMER_FREQ	100 * 1000 * 1000
+#define TIMER_PERIOD 10 /* 10 ns period for 100 Mhz frequency */
 
 /* XXX: do not use a global */
 uint32_t cpu_mips_get_random (CPUMIPSState *env)
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ static void cpu_mips_timer_update(CPUMIPSState *env)
     uint32_t wait;
 
     now = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-    wait = env->CP0_Compare - env->CP0_Count -
-	    (uint32_t)muldiv64(now, TIMER_FREQ, get_ticks_per_sec());
-    next = now + muldiv64(wait, get_ticks_per_sec(), TIMER_FREQ);
+    wait = env->CP0_Compare - env->CP0_Count - (uint32_t)(now / TIMER_PERIOD);
+    next = now + (uint64_t)wait * TIMER_PERIOD;
     timer_mod(env->timer, next);
 }
 
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ uint32_t cpu_mips_get_count (CPUMIPSState *env)
             cpu_mips_timer_expire(env);
         }
 
-        return env->CP0_Count +
-            (uint32_t)muldiv64(now, TIMER_FREQ, get_ticks_per_sec());
+        return env->CP0_Count + (uint32_t)(now / TIMER_PERIOD);
     }
 }
 
@@ -103,9 +101,8 @@ void cpu_mips_store_count (CPUMIPSState *env, uint32_t count)
         env->CP0_Count = count;
     else {
         /* Store new count register */
-        env->CP0_Count =
-            count - (uint32_t)muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL),
-                                       TIMER_FREQ, get_ticks_per_sec());
+        env->CP0_Count = count -
+               (uint32_t)(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) / TIMER_PERIOD);
         /* Update timer timer */
         cpu_mips_timer_update(env);
     }
@@ -129,8 +126,8 @@ void cpu_mips_start_count(CPUMIPSState *env)
 void cpu_mips_stop_count(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     /* Store the current value */
-    env->CP0_Count += (uint32_t)muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL),
-                                         TIMER_FREQ, get_ticks_per_sec());
+    env->CP0_Count += (uint32_t)(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) /
+                                 TIMER_PERIOD);
 }
 
 static void mips_timer_cb (void *opaque)