diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 4ca00474804b8747f04fa65ea01c06c1ed291b9e..aab96f8d52b0cf3f66afe5ea13451c851b1eb111 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -706,6 +706,15 @@ bool machine_check_poll(enum mcp_flags flags, mce_banks_t *b)
 
 	mce_gather_info(&m, NULL);
 
+	/*
+	 * m.tsc was set in mce_setup(). Clear it if not requested.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: Propagate @flags to mce_gather_info/mce_setup() to avoid
+	 *	  that dance.
+	 */
+	if (!(flags & MCP_TIMESTAMP))
+		m.tsc = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < mca_cfg.banks; i++) {
 		if (!mce_banks[i].ctl || !test_bit(i, *b))
 			continue;
@@ -713,14 +722,12 @@ bool machine_check_poll(enum mcp_flags flags, mce_banks_t *b)
 		m.misc = 0;
 		m.addr = 0;
 		m.bank = i;
-		m.tsc = 0;
 
 		barrier();
 		m.status = mce_rdmsrl(msr_ops.status(i));
 		if (!(m.status & MCI_STATUS_VAL))
 			continue;
 
-
 		/*
 		 * Uncorrected or signalled events are handled by the exception
 		 * handler when it is enabled, so don't process those here.
@@ -735,9 +742,6 @@ bool machine_check_poll(enum mcp_flags flags, mce_banks_t *b)
 
 		mce_read_aux(&m, i);
 
-		if (!(flags & MCP_TIMESTAMP))
-			m.tsc = 0;
-
 		severity = mce_severity(&m, mca_cfg.tolerant, NULL, false);
 
 		if (severity == MCE_DEFERRED_SEVERITY && memory_error(&m))
@@ -1394,7 +1398,7 @@ static void mce_timer_fn(unsigned long data)
 	iv = __this_cpu_read(mce_next_interval);
 
 	if (mce_available(this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_info))) {
-		machine_check_poll(MCP_TIMESTAMP, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_poll_banks));
+		machine_check_poll(0, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_poll_banks));
 
 		if (mce_intel_cmci_poll()) {
 			iv = mce_adjust_timer(iv);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c
index 1defb8ea882c09033461728596f5e65aa73fba51..be0b2fad47c5c6d3adab0247d2acce649d1a74e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_intel.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bool mce_intel_cmci_poll(void)
 	 * Reset the counter if we've logged an error in the last poll
 	 * during the storm.
 	 */
-	if (machine_check_poll(MCP_TIMESTAMP, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_banks_owned)))
+	if (machine_check_poll(0, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_banks_owned)))
 		this_cpu_write(cmci_backoff_cnt, INITIAL_CHECK_INTERVAL);
 	else
 		this_cpu_dec(cmci_backoff_cnt);
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void cmci_recheck(void)
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	machine_check_poll(MCP_TIMESTAMP, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_banks_owned));
+	machine_check_poll(0, this_cpu_ptr(&mce_banks_owned));
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }