diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
index 2d5896b36181fa8ceb9636240b8abd13a2a0992e..bcc19fbb32df41ecca339fa49a76a28f25782582 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/irq.c
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ __do_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *action, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_IDLE_HZ
 	if (!(action->flags & SA_TIMER) && system_timer->dyn_tick != NULL) {
-		write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
+		spin_lock(&system_timer->dyn_tick->lock);
 		if (system_timer->dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED)
 			system_timer->dyn_tick->handler(irq, 0, regs);
-		write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&system_timer->dyn_tick->lock);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
index d6bd435a685722c1c59a249fa9d89d260e36e3c4..9c12d4fefbd30c9aa969f1c189cbf9a3f4f1f8bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int timer_dyn_tick_enable(void)
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
 
 	if (dyn_tick) {
-		write_seqlock_irqsave(&xtime_lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
 		ret = 0;
 		if (!(dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED)) {
 			ret = dyn_tick->enable();
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int timer_dyn_tick_enable(void)
 			if (ret == 0)
 				dyn_tick->state |= DYN_TICK_ENABLED;
 		}
-		write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int timer_dyn_tick_disable(void)
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
 
 	if (dyn_tick) {
-		write_seqlock_irqsave(&xtime_lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
 		ret = 0;
 		if (dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED) {
 			ret = dyn_tick->disable();
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int timer_dyn_tick_disable(void)
 			if (ret == 0)
 				dyn_tick->state &= ~DYN_TICK_ENABLED;
 		}
-		write_sequnlock_irqrestore(&xtime_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -422,15 +422,20 @@ static int timer_dyn_tick_disable(void)
 void timer_dyn_reprogram(void)
 {
 	struct dyn_tick_timer *dyn_tick = system_timer->dyn_tick;
-	unsigned long next, seq;
+	unsigned long next, seq, flags;
 
-	if (dyn_tick && (dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED)) {
+	if (!dyn_tick)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
+	if (dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED) {
 		next = next_timer_interrupt();
 		do {
 			seq = read_seqbegin(&xtime_lock);
-			dyn_tick->reprogram(next_timer_interrupt() - jiffies);
+			dyn_tick->reprogram(next - jiffies);
 		} while (read_seqretry(&xtime_lock, seq));
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dyn_tick->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static ssize_t timer_show_dyn_tick(struct sys_device *dev, char *buf)
@@ -499,5 +504,10 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	if (system_timer->offset == NULL)
 		system_timer->offset = dummy_gettimeoffset;
 	system_timer->init();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_IDLE_HZ
+	if (system_timer->dyn_tick)
+		system_timer->dyn_tick->lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+#endif
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/mach/time.h b/include/asm-arm/mach/time.h
index 96c6db7dd0e1928e25b96e9b0e87fb64c7f113ce..9f28073559e8f6140788546012acecdd16479330 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/mach/time.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/mach/time.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct sys_timer {
 #define DYN_TICK_ENABLED	(1 << 1)
 
 struct dyn_tick_timer {
+	spinlock_t	lock;
 	unsigned int	state;			/* Current state */
 	int		(*enable)(void);	/* Enables dynamic tick */
 	int		(*disable)(void);	/* Disables dynamic tick */