diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 2968298f8f364923010c440fe68f6e02d2f32e2a..686da821d376b01dd21d379bfd8baf39d6b106f1 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void tick_cancel_sched_timer(int cpu)
 
 	if (ts->sched_timer.base)
 		hrtimer_cancel(&ts->sched_timer);
-	ts->tick_stopped = 0;
+
 	ts->nohz_mode = NOHZ_MODE_INACTIVE;
 }
 #endif /* HIGH_RES_TIMERS */