diff --git a/caffeine/src/jmh/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheelBenchmark.java b/caffeine/src/jmh/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheelBenchmark.java
index e0dc2b8ed4..9719800a69 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/jmh/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheelBenchmark.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/jmh/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheelBenchmark.java
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public void expire(ThreadState threadState) {
     timerWheel.schedule(timer);
   }
 
+  @Benchmark
+  public long getExpirationDelay() {
+    return timerWheel.getExpirationDelay();
+  }
+
   static final class Timer extends Node<Integer, Integer> {
     Node<Integer, Integer> prev;
     Node<Integer, Integer> next;
diff --git a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheel.java b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheel.java
index 5c0d09b6dc..5fd35d4289 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheel.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/TimerWheel.java
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ void unlink(Node<K, V> node) {
   }
 
   /** Returns the duration until the next bucket expires, or {@link Long.MAX_VALUE} if none. */
+  @SuppressWarnings("IntLongMath")
   public long getExpirationDelay() {
     for (int i = 0; i < SHIFT.length; i++) {
       Node<K, V>[] timerWheel = wheel[i];
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ public long getExpirationDelay() {
         Node<K, V> sentinel = timerWheel[(j & mask)];
         Node<K, V> next = sentinel.getNextInVariableOrder();
         if (sentinel != next) {
-          long delay = ((j - start) * SPANS[i]) - (nanos & spanMask);
+          long buckets = (j - start);
+          long delay = (buckets << SHIFT[i]) - (nanos & spanMask);
           return (delay > 0) ? delay : SPANS[i];
         }
       }