diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index fac3e98fec49..ad66a51ca4fa 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void tick_unfreeze(void)
 	if (tick_freeze_depth == num_online_cpus())
 		timekeeping_resume();
 	else
-		tick_resume();
+		tick_resume_local();
 
 	tick_freeze_depth--;