1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
index 8c242bb1ef45..8bbdbda07a2d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -501,8 +501,11 @@ void nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs * regs)
                  */
                 alert_counter[cpu]++;
                 if (alert_counter[cpu] == 5*nmi_hz)
+                        /*
+                         * die_nmi will return ONLY if NOTIFY_STOP happens..
+                         */
                         die_nmi(regs, "NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP");
-        } else {
+
                 last_irq_sums[cpu] = sum;
                 alert_counter[cpu] = 0;
         }