1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 947959fb2bb5..aab881c86a1a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -560,20 +560,17 @@ void tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot(void)
  */
 void tick_shutdown_broadcast_oneshot(unsigned int *cpup)
 {
-        struct clock_event_device *bc;
         unsigned long flags;
         unsigned int cpu = *cpup;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&tick_broadcast_lock, flags);
 
-        bc = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
+        /*
+         * Clear the broadcast mask flag for the dead cpu, but do not
+         * stop the broadcast device!
+         */
         cpu_clear(cpu, tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask);
 
-        if (tick_broadcast_device.mode == TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT) {
-                if (bc && cpus_empty(tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask))
-                        clockevents_set_mode(bc, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_SHUTDOWN);
-        }
-
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_broadcast_lock, flags);
 }