diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 08585bcbb38f..ad373243c7b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -2397,8 +2397,6 @@ int __init apic_bsp_setup(bool upmode)
 	end_local_APIC_setup();
 	irq_remap_enable_fault_handling();
 	setup_IO_APIC();
-	/* Setup local timer */
-	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 	return id;
 }
 
@@ -2438,6 +2436,8 @@ int __init APIC_init_uniprocessor(void)
 
 	default_setup_apic_routing();
 	apic_bsp_setup(true);
+	/* Setup local timer */
+	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index ad59edd84de7..dad0a099e433 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,8 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	case SMP_FORCE_UP:
 		disable_smp();
 		apic_bsp_setup(false);
+		/* Setup local timer */
+		x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 		return;
 	case SMP_OK:
 		break;
@@ -1354,6 +1356,9 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	default_setup_apic_routing();
 	cpu0_logical_apicid = apic_bsp_setup(false);
 
+	/* Setup local timer */
+	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
+
 	pr_info("CPU0: ");
 	print_cpu_info(&cpu_data(0));