diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c
index 4ce7aae39e64342ef40761d051cfddf6ee284c6b..60dcb3fcaeae8ad978f8eeec4d073a88abb9f064 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *evt = &this_cpu_ptr(&ccount_timer)->evt;
 
+	set_linux_timer(get_linux_timer());
 	evt->event_handler(evt);
 
 	/* Allow platform to do something useful (Wdog). */