1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/time/clockevents.c b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
index 25d942d1da27..629be4e21e96 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clockevents.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clockevents.c
@@ -117,11 +117,7 @@ static int __clockevents_set_state(struct clock_event_device *dev,
         /* Transition with new state-specific callbacks */
         switch (state) {
         case CLOCK_EVT_STATE_DETACHED:
-                /*
-                 * This is an internal state, which is guaranteed to go from
-                 * SHUTDOWN to DETACHED. No driver interaction required.
-                 */
-                return 0;
+                /* The clockevent device is getting replaced. Shut it down. */
 
         case CLOCK_EVT_STATE_SHUTDOWN:
                 return dev->set_state_shutdown(dev);