diff --git a/src/generic/armcm_timer.c b/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
index b7f572685..e2d77924d 100644
--- a/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
+++ b/src/generic/armcm_timer.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ DECL_INIT(timer_init);
 static uint32_t timer_repeat_until;
 #define TIMER_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(100)
 
-#define TIMER_MIN_TRY_TICKS timer_from_us(2)
+#define TIMER_MIN_TRY_TICKS 90
 #define TIMER_DEFER_REPEAT_TICKS timer_from_us(5)
 
 // Invoke timers