diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index e4ccacdd9543..6dc87b4e2819 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ void vtime_task_switch(struct task_struct *prev)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
 /**
  * vtime_reset - Fast forward vtime entry clocks
  *
@@ -469,6 +468,7 @@ void vtime_reset(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
 /**
  * vtime_dyntick_start - Inform vtime about entry to idle-dynticks
  *
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ static void __init set_decrementer_max(void)
 static void __init init_decrementer_clockevent(void)
 {
 	register_decrementer_clockevent(smp_processor_id());
+	vtime_reset();
 }
 
 void secondary_cpu_time_init(void)
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@ void secondary_cpu_time_init(void)
 	/* FIME: Should make unrelatred change to move snapshot_timebase
 	 * call here ! */
 	register_decrementer_clockevent(smp_processor_id());
+	vtime_reset();
 }
 
 /* This function is only called on the boot processor */