diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index b9d1ff588445..227b0448960d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
 
 static unsigned long vmware_get_tsc_khz(void)
 {
-	uint64_t tsc_hz;
+	uint64_t tsc_hz, lpj;
 	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 
 	VMWARE_PORT(GETHZ, eax, ebx, ecx, edx);
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ static unsigned long vmware_get_tsc_khz(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "TSC freq read from hypervisor : %lu.%03lu MHz\n",
 			 (unsigned long) tsc_hz / 1000,
 			 (unsigned long) tsc_hz % 1000);
+
+	if (!preset_lpj) {
+		lpj = ((u64)tsc_hz * 1000);
+		do_div(lpj, HZ);
+		preset_lpj = lpj;
+	}
+
 	return tsc_hz;
 }