diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 57cb2f00fc07..d8c7f5750cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void __arch_timer_setup(unsigned type,
 		clk->features |= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DYNIRQ;
 		clk->name = "arch_mem_timer";
 		clk->rating = 400;
-		clk->cpumask = cpu_all_mask;
+		clk->cpumask = cpu_possible_mask;
 		if (arch_timer_mem_use_virtual) {
 			clk->set_state_shutdown = arch_timer_shutdown_virt_mem;
 			clk->set_state_oneshot_stopped = arch_timer_shutdown_virt_mem;
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index b7005dd21ec1..14de3727b18e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ static bool tick_check_preferred(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
 	 */
 	return !curdev ||
 		newdev->rating > curdev->rating ||
-	       (!cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, newdev->cpumask) &&
-	        !tick_check_percpu(curdev, newdev, smp_processor_id()));
+	       !cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, newdev->cpumask);
 }
 
 /*