diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 5b0e46b56fd0aeb08b16bafe437f0f0a1ce37796..fe5c7db2424700f8587284950cf8aecd926c06c6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ static void clocksource_check_watchdog(struct clocksource *cs)
 			watchdog_timer.expires = jiffies + WATCHDOG_INTERVAL;
 			add_timer(&watchdog_timer);
 		}
-	} else if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS) {
+	} else {
+		if (cs->flags & CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS)
 			cs->flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES;
 
 		if (!watchdog || cs->rating > watchdog->rating) {