--- 2.0.38-gtod/arch/i386/kernel/time.c.~1~	Thu Aug 12 03:40:04 1999
+++ 2.0.38-gtod/arch/i386/kernel/time.c	Sun Jul  2 00:02:57 2000
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
 	/* The "clocks per usec" value is calculated once each jiffy */
 	tmp = jiffies;
+	if (!tmp)
+		return 0;
 	quotient = cached_quotient;
 	low_timer = last_timer_cc.low;
 	missing_time = 0;
@@ -390,6 +392,10 @@
 		:"=a" (last_timer_cc.low),
 		 "=d" (last_timer_cc.high));
 	timer_interrupt(irq, NULL, regs);
+	if (!jiffies)
+		__asm__(".byte 0x0f,0x31"
+			:"=a" (init_timer_cc.low),
+			"=d" (init_timer_cc.high));
 }
 #endif