diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index bede00b..3045dd1 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
@@ -2086,33 +2087,40 @@
 	pkt_dev->nflows = 0;
 }
 
-static inline s64 delta_ns(ktime_t a, ktime_t b)
-{
-	return ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(a, b));
-}
 
 static void spin(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev, ktime_t spin_until)
 {
-	ktime_t start, now;
-	s64 dt;
+	ktime_t start;
+	s32 remaining;
+	struct hrtimer_sleeper t;
 
-	start = now = ktime_now();
+	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&t.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+	hrtimer_set_expires(&t.timer, spin_until);
 
-	while ((dt = delta_ns(spin_until, now)) > 0) {
-		/* TODO: optimize sleeping behavior */
-		if (dt > TICK_NSEC)
-			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
-		else if (dt > 100*NSEC_PER_USEC) {
-			if (!pkt_dev->running)
-				return;
-			if (need_resched())
+	remaining = ktime_to_us(hrtimer_expires_remaining(&t.timer));
+	if (remaining <= 0)
+		return;
+
+	start = ktime_now();
+	if (remaining < 100)
+		udelay(remaining); 	/* really small just spin */
+	else {
+		/* see do_nanosleep */
+		hrtimer_init_sleeper(&t, current);
+		do {
+			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+			hrtimer_start_expires(&t.timer, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+			if (!hrtimer_active(&t.timer))
+				t.task = NULL;
+
+			if (likely(t.task))
 				schedule();
-		}
 
-		now = ktime_now();
+			hrtimer_cancel(&t.timer);
+		} while (t.task && pkt_dev->running && !signal_pending(current));
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	}
-
-	pkt_dev->idle_acc += ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(now, start));
+	pkt_dev->idle_acc += ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(ktime_now(), start));
 }
 
 static inline void set_pkt_overhead(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
@@ -3360,8 +3368,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	if (pkt_dev->delay) {
-		if (ktime_lt(ktime_now(), pkt_dev->next_tx))
-			spin(pkt_dev, pkt_dev->next_tx);
+		spin(pkt_dev, pkt_dev->next_tx);
 
 		/* This is max DELAY, this has special meaning of
 		 * "never transmit"