3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
index 83e2efd181e2..15d99153a96d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tsc.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ extern int unsynchronized_tsc(void);
 extern int check_tsc_unstable(void);
 extern unsigned long native_calibrate_tsc(void);
 
+extern int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
+
 /*
  * Boot-time check whether the TSCs are synchronized across
  * all CPUs/cores:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index db483369f10b..eee465109e16 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int __read_mostly tsc_unstable;
    erroneous rdtsc usage on !cpu_has_tsc processors */
 static int __read_mostly tsc_disabled = -1;
 
-static int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
+int tsc_clocksource_reliable;
 /*
  * Scheduler clock - returns current time in nanosec units.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
index 0aa5fed8b9e6..9eba29b46cb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void __cpuinit check_tsc_sync_source(int cpu)
         if (unsynchronized_tsc())
                 return;
 
-        if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE)) {
+        if (tsc_clocksource_reliable) {
                 if (cpu == (nr_cpu_ids-1) || system_state != SYSTEM_BOOTING)
                         pr_info(
                         "Skipped synchronization checks as TSC is reliable.\n");
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void __cpuinit check_tsc_sync_target(void)
 {
         int cpus = 2;
 
-        if (unsynchronized_tsc() || boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE))
+        if (unsynchronized_tsc() || tsc_clocksource_reliable)
                 return;
 
         /*