diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
index 222a57076039f25686087274ef6a42d7db9f91fc..cefacbad153118620348bb1e3bc88838f75dcde7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int apbt_cpuhp_notify(struct notifier_block *n,
 	unsigned long cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 	struct apbt_dev *adev = &per_cpu(cpu_apbt_dev, cpu);
 
-	switch (action & 0xf) {
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 		dw_apb_clockevent_pause(adev->timer);
 		if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING) {