diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 6e23fde83dbe..61d00a8cdf2f 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ static void tick_broadcast_start_periodic(struct clock_event_device *bc)
  */
 int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 {
+	struct clock_event_device *cur = tick_broadcast_device.evtdev;
+
 	if ((dev->features & CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DUMMY) ||
 	    (tick_broadcast_device.evtdev &&
 	     tick_broadcast_device.evtdev->rating >= dev->rating) ||
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	clockevents_exchange_device(tick_broadcast_device.evtdev, dev);
+	if (cur)
+		cur->event_handler = clockevents_handle_noop;
 	tick_broadcast_device.evtdev = dev;
 	if (!cpumask_empty(tick_broadcast_mask))
 		tick_broadcast_start_periodic(dev);
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 74413e396acc..6176a3e45709 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static void tick_shutdown(unsigned int *cpup)
 		 */
 		dev->mode = CLOCK_EVT_MODE_UNUSED;
 		clockevents_exchange_device(dev, NULL);
+		dev->event_handler = clockevents_handle_noop;
 		td->evtdev = NULL;
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tick_device_lock, flags);