diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
index a2c9dd8bfc6f..fb4302738410 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
@@ -1006,8 +1006,6 @@ static void __init detect_art(void)
 
 /* clocksource code */
 
-static struct clocksource clocksource_tsc;
-
 static void tsc_resume(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	tsc_verify_tsc_adjust(true);
@@ -1058,12 +1056,31 @@ static void tsc_cs_tick_stable(struct clocksource *cs)
 /*
  * .mask MUST be CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(64). See comment above read_tsc()
  */
+static struct clocksource clocksource_tsc_early = {
+	.name                   = "tsc-early",
+	.rating                 = 299,
+	.read                   = read_tsc,
+	.mask                   = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(64),
+	.flags                  = CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS |
+				  CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY,
+	.archdata               = { .vclock_mode = VCLOCK_TSC },
+	.resume			= tsc_resume,
+	.mark_unstable		= tsc_cs_mark_unstable,
+	.tick_stable		= tsc_cs_tick_stable,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Must mark VALID_FOR_HRES early such that when we unregister tsc_early
+ * this one will immediately take over. We will only register if TSC has
+ * been found good.
+ */
 static struct clocksource clocksource_tsc = {
 	.name                   = "tsc",
 	.rating                 = 300,
 	.read                   = read_tsc,
 	.mask                   = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(64),
 	.flags                  = CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS |
+				  CLOCK_SOURCE_VALID_FOR_HRES |
 				  CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY,
 	.archdata               = { .vclock_mode = VCLOCK_TSC },
 	.resume			= tsc_resume,
@@ -1187,8 +1204,8 @@ static void tsc_refine_calibration_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	int cpu;
 
 	/* Don't bother refining TSC on unstable systems */
-	if (check_tsc_unstable())
-		goto out;
+	if (tsc_unstable)
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * Since the work is started early in boot, we may be
@@ -1240,9 +1257,13 @@ static void tsc_refine_calibration_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		set_cyc2ns_scale(tsc_khz, cpu, tsc_stop);
 
 out:
+	if (tsc_unstable)
+		return;
+
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ART))
 		art_related_clocksource = &clocksource_tsc;
 	clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
+	clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
 }
 
 
@@ -1251,13 +1272,11 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC) || tsc_disabled > 0 || !tsc_khz)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (check_tsc_unstable())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (tsc_clocksource_reliable)
 		clocksource_tsc.flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_MUST_VERIFY;
-	/* lower the rating if we already know its unstable: */
-	if (check_tsc_unstable()) {
-		clocksource_tsc.rating = 0;
-		clocksource_tsc.flags &= ~CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS;
-	}
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC_S3))
 		clocksource_tsc.flags |= CLOCK_SOURCE_SUSPEND_NONSTOP;
@@ -1270,6 +1289,7 @@ static int __init init_tsc_clocksource(void)
 		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ART))
 			art_related_clocksource = &clocksource_tsc;
 		clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc, tsc_khz);
+		clocksource_unregister(&clocksource_tsc_early);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1374,9 +1394,12 @@ void __init tsc_init(void)
 
 	check_system_tsc_reliable();
 
-	if (unsynchronized_tsc())
+	if (unsynchronized_tsc()) {
 		mark_tsc_unstable("TSCs unsynchronized");
+		return;
+	}
 
+	clocksource_register_khz(&clocksource_tsc_early, tsc_khz);
 	detect_art();
 }