diff --git a/src/sim/clocked_object.hh b/src/sim/clocked_object.hh
index c959c5c04a..304397a387 100644
--- a/src/sim/clocked_object.hh
+++ b/src/sim/clocked_object.hh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class ClockedObject : public SimObject
     }
 
     inline Cycles ticksToCycles(Tick t) const
-    { return Cycles(t / clockPeriod()); }
+    { return Cycles(divCeil(t, clockPeriod())); }
 
 };