diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/time.c b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
index 7b78f88c1707..5718b0b58b60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/time.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void xen_setup_timer(int cpu)
 
 	irq = bind_virq_to_irqhandler(VIRQ_TIMER, cpu, xen_timer_interrupt,
 				      IRQF_PERCPU|IRQF_NOBALANCING|IRQF_TIMER|
-				      IRQF_FORCE_RESUME,
+				      IRQF_FORCE_RESUME|IRQF_EARLY_RESUME,
 				      name, NULL);
 	(void)xen_set_irq_priority(irq, XEN_IRQ_PRIORITY_MAX);