diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
index 112a09b33328..7f88be386b27 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_p9_entry.c
@@ -438,15 +438,6 @@ void restore_p9_host_os_sprs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(restore_p9_host_os_sprs);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_EXIT_TIMING
-static void __start_timing(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator *next)
-{
-	struct kvmppc_vcore *vc = vcpu->arch.vcore;
-	u64 tb = mftb() - vc->tb_offset_applied;
-
-	vcpu->arch.cur_activity = next;
-	vcpu->arch.cur_tb_start = tb;
-}
-
 static void __accumulate_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator *next)
 {
 	struct kvmppc_vcore *vc = vcpu->arch.vcore;
@@ -478,8 +469,8 @@ static void __accumulate_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvmhv_tb_accumulator
 	curr->seqcount = seq + 2;
 }
 
-#define start_timing(vcpu, next) __start_timing(vcpu, next)
-#define end_timing(vcpu) __start_timing(vcpu, NULL)
+#define start_timing(vcpu, next) __accumulate_time(vcpu, next)
+#define end_timing(vcpu) __accumulate_time(vcpu, NULL)
 #define accumulate_time(vcpu, next) __accumulate_time(vcpu, next)
 #else
 #define start_timing(vcpu, next) do {} while (0)