diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index 9b4a7cdb103ad..12f12a294df5a 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -605,17 +605,18 @@ static unsigned int loopback_jiffies_timer_pos_update
 			cable->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK];
 	struct loopback_pcm *dpcm_capt =
 			cable->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE];
-	unsigned long delta_play = 0, delta_capt = 0;
+	unsigned long delta_play = 0, delta_capt = 0, cur_jiffies;
 	unsigned int running, count1, count2;
 
+	cur_jiffies = jiffies;
 	running = cable->running ^ cable->pause;
 	if (running & (1 << SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)) {
-		delta_play = jiffies - dpcm_play->last_jiffies;
+		delta_play = cur_jiffies - dpcm_play->last_jiffies;
 		dpcm_play->last_jiffies += delta_play;
 	}
 
 	if (running & (1 << SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)) {
-		delta_capt = jiffies - dpcm_capt->last_jiffies;
+		delta_capt = cur_jiffies - dpcm_capt->last_jiffies;
 		dpcm_capt->last_jiffies += delta_capt;
 	}