diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 63d7028856867e2fd7af7782a8923be6d6b9b1ad..49d02250aaac14473391f5187d7ff5b01d69091a 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static void restart_watchdog_hrtimer(void *info)
 				HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
 }
 
-static void update_timers(int cpu)
+static void update_watchdog(int cpu)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that perf event counter will adopt to a new
@@ -668,17 +668,17 @@ static void update_timers(int cpu)
 	watchdog_nmi_enable(cpu);
 }
 
-static void update_timers_all_cpus(void)
+static void update_watchdog_all_cpus(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		update_timers(cpu);
+		update_watchdog(cpu);
 	put_online_cpus();
 }
 
-static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(bool sample_period_changed)
+static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(void)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -688,8 +688,12 @@ static int watchdog_enable_all_cpus(bool sample_period_changed)
 			pr_err("Failed to create watchdog threads, disabled\n");
 		else
 			watchdog_running = 1;
-	} else if (sample_period_changed) {
-		update_timers_all_cpus();
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Enable/disable the lockup detectors or
+		 * change the sample period 'on the fly'.
+		 */
+		update_watchdog_all_cpus();
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -721,7 +725,7 @@ static int proc_watchdog_update(void)
 	 * or disabled 'on the fly'.
 	 */
 	if (watchdog_enabled && watchdog_thresh)
-		err = watchdog_enable_all_cpus(true);
+		err = watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
 	else
 		watchdog_disable_all_cpus();
 
@@ -861,5 +865,5 @@ void __init lockup_detector_init(void)
 	set_sample_period();
 
 	if (watchdog_enabled)
-		watchdog_enable_all_cpus(false);
+		watchdog_enable_all_cpus();
 }