diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 2fb8cb88df8d0296e655f320bc7d5cbce1a858c8..7f32fe0e52cd46489c8d90e4b85f9d74204aab16 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ static void tick_broadcast_start_periodic(struct clock_event_device *bc)
  */
 int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
-	if ((tick_broadcast_device.evtdev &&
+	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY) ||
+	    (tick_broadcast_device.evtdev &&
 	     tick_broadcast_device.evtdev->rating >= dev->rating) ||
 	     (dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP))
 		return 0;