3 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index c33b0dc28e4d..ed3a5d473e52 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ extern int clockevents_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int clockevents_program_event(struct clock_event_device *dev,
                                      ktime_t expires, ktime_t now);
 
+extern void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 extern void clockevents_notify(unsigned long reason, void *arg);
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index 3d1e3e1a1971..1876b526c778 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void clockevents_register_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 /*
  * Noop handler when we shut down an event device
  */
-static void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev)
+void clockevents_handle_noop(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
          * released list and do a notify add later.
          */
         if (old) {
-                old->event_handler = clockevents_handle_noop;
                 clockevents_set_mode(old, CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED);
                 list_del(&old->list);
                 list_add(&old->list, &clockevents_released);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 80c4336f4188..c4777193d567 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static void tick_setup_device(struct tick_device *td,
         } else {
                 handler = td->evtdev->event_handler;
                 next_event = td->evtdev->next_event;
+                td->evtdev->event_handler = clockevents_handle_noop;
         }
 
         td->evtdev = newdev;