diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
index 165005a..32263a1 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
 {
 	if (current->pid)
 		profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
-	write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
-	do_timer(1);
-	write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+	xtime_update(1);
 	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/timer/timer8.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/timer/timer8.c
index 3946c0f..7a1533f 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/timer/timer8.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/timer/timer8.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 /*
  * timer_interrupt() needs to keep up the real-time clock,
- * as well as call the "do_timer()" routine every clocktick
+ * as well as call the "xtime_update()" routine every clocktick
  */
 
 static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)