diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
index 70879c9e393689bf9a97a24e67d6a12d7a6b3f02..1d410ee4b06467cd79fc25d083783419014585c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ static void lapic_timer_setup(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 		v = apic_read(APIC_LVTT);
 		v |= (APIC_LVT_MASKED | LOCAL_TIMER_VECTOR);
 		apic_write(APIC_LVTT, v);
+		apic_write(APIC_TMICT, 0xffffffff);
 		break;
 	case CLOCK_EVT_MODE_RESUME:
 		/* Nothing to do here */