diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 225f8bf19095a6f4e4abb5b2bc2458fb5b6baf1b..0eed1db2d79240d7aee144dc52c321be73a2a2f7 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ void tick_cancel_sched_timer(int cpu)
 		hrtimer_cancel(&ts->sched_timer);
 # endif
 
-	ts->nohz_mode = NOHZ_MODE_INACTIVE;
+	memset(ts, 0, sizeof(*ts));
 }
 #endif