1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index dbf7a78a1ef1..4e3040b40d16 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -930,14 +930,14 @@ void add_timer_on(struct timer_list *timer, int cpu)
         debug_activate(timer, timer->expires);
         internal_add_timer(base, timer);
         /*
-         * Check whether the other CPU is idle and needs to be
-         * triggered to reevaluate the timer wheel when nohz is
-         * active. We are protected against the other CPU fiddling
+         * Check whether the other CPU is in dynticks mode and needs
+         * to be triggered to reevaluate the timer wheel.
+         * We are protected against the other CPU fiddling
          * with the timer by holding the timer base lock. This also
-         * makes sure that a CPU on the way to idle can not evaluate
-         * the timer wheel.
+         * makes sure that a CPU on the way to stop its tick can not
+         * evaluate the timer wheel.
          */
-        wake_up_idle_cpu(cpu);
+        wake_up_nohz_cpu(cpu);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&base->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(add_timer_on);