diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 437c35bdddc8..b665d241efad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -2244,6 +2244,8 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -2284,8 +2286,6 @@ int __init APIC_init_uniprocessor(void)
 	default_setup_apic_routing();
 	verify_local_APIC();
 	apic_bsp_setup(true);
-
-	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 0a46e5e4fa1f..febc6aabc72e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1163,12 +1163,8 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 
 	cpu0_logical_apicid = apic_bsp_setup(false);
 
-	/*
-	 * Set up local APIC timer on boot CPU.
-	 */
 	pr_info("CPU%d: ", 0);
 	print_cpu_info(&cpu_data(0));
-	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 
 	if (is_uv_system())
 		uv_system_init();