diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
index de4cf6eb5258..142319c48405 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ static int mceusb_set_timeout(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned int timeout)
 	struct mceusb_dev *ir = dev->priv;
 	unsigned int units;
 
-	units = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(timeout, MCE_TIME_UNIT);
+	units = DIV_ROUND_UP(timeout, MCE_TIME_UNIT);
 
 	cmdbuf[2] = units >> 8;
 	cmdbuf[3] = units;