1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 3f0a3edf0a57..845ea097383e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ int __init hpet_enable(void)
 
 out_nohpet:
         hpet_clear_mapping();
-        boot_hpet_disable = 1;
+        hpet_address = 0;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -836,10 +836,11 @@ static __init int hpet_late_init(void)
 
                 hpet_address = force_hpet_address;
                 hpet_enable();
-                if (!hpet_virt_address)
-                        return -ENODEV;
         }
 
+        if (!hpet_virt_address)
+                return -ENODEV;
+
         hpet_reserve_platform_timers(hpet_readl(HPET_ID));
 
         for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {