diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index bca023bdd6b2a8b4525d10145795408dee4fa01b..8bc79cddd9a20db83bfeffcc526198b4ccc7cd2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void early_init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
 		if (!check_tsc_unstable())
-			sched_clock_stable = 1;
+			set_sched_clock_stable();
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index ea04b342c026f8c8871f70a0c383d80651e12524..1a439c047ff3fcd066f112195c19708642a870fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
 		if (!check_tsc_unstable())
-			sched_clock_stable = 1;
+			set_sched_clock_stable();
 	}
 
 	/* Penwell and Cloverview have the TSC which doesn't sleep on S3 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 9f97bd03f74f54314275e09827728544b96c803c..b88645191fe559b89b8d330c984865d07dbae21b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ void arch_perf_update_userpage(struct perf_event_mmap_page *userpg, u64 now)
 	userpg->cap_user_rdpmc = x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc;
 	userpg->pmc_width = x86_pmu.cntval_bits;
 
-	if (!sched_clock_stable)
+	if (!sched_clock_stable())
 		return;
 
 	data = cyc2ns_read_begin();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index 92b090b2b79e5a00552df5f73d33cf80533a8018..53c12353724517727e4a1bb240bac7ce71f9c5bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static unsigned long long cyc2ns_suspend;
 
 void tsc_save_sched_clock_state(void)
 {
-	if (!sched_clock_stable)
+	if (!sched_clock_stable())
 		return;
 
 	cyc2ns_suspend = sched_clock();
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ void tsc_restore_sched_clock_state(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int cpu;
 
-	if (!sched_clock_stable)
+	if (!sched_clock_stable())
 		return;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ void mark_tsc_unstable(char *reason)
 {
 	if (!tsc_unstable) {
 		tsc_unstable = 1;
-		sched_clock_stable = 0;
+		clear_sched_clock_stable();
 		disable_sched_clock_irqtime();
 		pr_info("Marking TSC unstable due to %s\n", reason);
 		/* Change only the rating, when not registered */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index a196cb7fc6f2267833597641fe7dbba95bee7f1f..a03875221663eddcaad08120f7f09d1c60788907 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1994,7 +1994,9 @@ static inline void sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event(u64 delta_ns)
  * but then during bootup it turns out that sched_clock()
  * is reliable after all:
  */
-extern int sched_clock_stable;
+extern int sched_clock_stable(void);
+extern void set_sched_clock_stable(void);
+extern void clear_sched_clock_stable(void);
 
 extern void sched_clock_tick(void);
 extern void sched_clock_idle_sleep_event(void);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/clock.c b/kernel/sched/clock.c
index 59371549ddf0786aaf6076324df58b8f71cc65c0..c9b34c4e3ecc16c3d9008fa4d793647f2ad1047a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/clock.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/clock.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/static_key.h>
 
 /*
  * Scheduler clock - returns current time in nanosec units.
@@ -74,7 +75,27 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_clock);
 __read_mostly int sched_clock_running;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
-__read_mostly int sched_clock_stable;
+static struct static_key __sched_clock_stable = STATIC_KEY_INIT;
+
+int sched_clock_stable(void)
+{
+	if (static_key_false(&__sched_clock_stable))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void set_sched_clock_stable(void)
+{
+	if (!sched_clock_stable())
+		static_key_slow_dec(&__sched_clock_stable);
+}
+
+void clear_sched_clock_stable(void)
+{
+	/* XXX worry about clock continuity */
+	if (sched_clock_stable())
+		static_key_slow_inc(&__sched_clock_stable);
+}
 
 struct sched_clock_data {
 	u64			tick_raw;
@@ -234,7 +255,7 @@ u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu)
 	struct sched_clock_data *scd;
 	u64 clock;
 
-	if (sched_clock_stable)
+	if (sched_clock_stable())
 		return sched_clock();
 
 	if (unlikely(!sched_clock_running))
@@ -257,7 +278,7 @@ void sched_clock_tick(void)
 	struct sched_clock_data *scd;
 	u64 now, now_gtod;
 
-	if (sched_clock_stable)
+	if (sched_clock_stable())
 		return;
 
 	if (unlikely(!sched_clock_running))
@@ -308,7 +329,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event);
  */
 u64 cpu_clock(int cpu)
 {
-	return sched_clock_cpu(cpu);
+	if (static_key_false(&__sched_clock_stable))
+		return sched_clock_cpu(cpu);
+
+	return sched_clock();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -320,7 +344,10 @@ u64 cpu_clock(int cpu)
  */
 u64 local_clock(void)
 {
-	return sched_clock_cpu(raw_smp_processor_id());
+	if (static_key_false(&__sched_clock_stable))
+		return sched_clock_cpu(raw_smp_processor_id());
+
+	return sched_clock();
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK */
@@ -340,12 +367,12 @@ u64 sched_clock_cpu(int cpu)
 
 u64 cpu_clock(int cpu)
 {
-	return sched_clock_cpu(cpu);
+	return sched_clock();
 }
 
 u64 local_clock(void)
 {
-	return sched_clock_cpu(0);
+	return sched_clock();
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/debug.c b/kernel/sched/debug.c
index 374fe04a5e6efa7462396b8639fe9b80b6ac3855..dd52e7ffb10ed3e16dd36ca01a08e9438fcd7872 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/debug.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void sched_debug_header(struct seq_file *m)
 	PN(cpu_clk);
 	P(jiffies);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
-	P(sched_clock_stable);
+	P(sched_clock_stable());
 #endif
 #undef PN
 #undef P
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index ea20f7d1ac2c4f91af4dd8dd4db3b01b5c6ae4b7..c833249ab0fbb41d13b0ecce74a7031718cf72a8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static bool can_stop_full_tick(void)
 	 * TODO: kick full dynticks CPUs when
 	 * sched_clock_stable is set.
 	 */
-	if (!sched_clock_stable) {
+	if (!sched_clock_stable()) {
 		trace_tick_stop(0, "unstable sched clock\n");
 		/*
 		 * Don't allow the user to think they can get
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index cc2f66f68dc579c7e93967e4306821df29d7adce..294b8a271a04223786827b6fffb58fd7e90fbcaf 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ rb_reserve_next_event(struct ring_buffer *buffer,
 		if (unlikely(test_time_stamp(delta))) {
 			int local_clock_stable = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK
-			local_clock_stable = sched_clock_stable;
+			local_clock_stable = sched_clock_stable();
 #endif
 			WARN_ONCE(delta > (1ULL << 59),
 				  KERN_WARNING "Delta way too big! %llu ts=%llu write stamp = %llu\n%s",