diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index a62c201c97eccf31fa90d05dec5e5cf5102ead74..6fcfcb3865c2ccb86f4d4f64813794cc6b6edd95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -932,6 +932,16 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 		clocksource_tsc.rating = 0;
 		clocksource_tsc.flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Trust the results of the earlier calibration on systems
+	 * exporting a reliable TSC.
+	 */
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE)) {
+		clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	schedule_delayed_work(&tsc_irqwork, 0);
 	return 0;
 }