diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 7e5dff602585..217271324f6d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static s64 alarm_timer_forward(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now)
 {
 	struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
 
-	return alarm_forward(alarm, timr->it_interval, now);
+	return alarm_forward(alarm, now, timr->it_interval);
 }
 
 /**