diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index 54a3ad7bff58..b86bd4fe22e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ extern void __init hrtimers_init(void);
 extern void sysrq_timer_list_show(void);
 
 int hrtimers_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
+int hrtimers_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 int hrtimers_cpu_dying(unsigned int cpu);
 #else
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d84ba5a13d17..7eab6e3e771f 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ static struct cpuhp_step cpuhp_hp_states[] = {
 	},
 	[CPUHP_AP_HRTIMERS_DYING] = {
 		.name			= "hrtimers:dying",
-		.startup.single		= NULL,
+		.startup.single		= hrtimers_cpu_starting,
 		.teardown.single	= hrtimers_cpu_dying,
 	},
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index 16f1e747c567..7f9f2fc183fe 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -2074,6 +2074,15 @@ int hrtimers_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 
 	cpu_base->cpu = cpu;
+	hrtimer_cpu_base_init_expiry_lock(cpu_base);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int hrtimers_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base = this_cpu_ptr(&hrtimer_bases);
+
+	/* Clear out any left over state from a CPU down operation */
 	cpu_base->active_bases = 0;
 	cpu_base->hres_active = 0;
 	cpu_base->hang_detected = 0;
@@ -2082,7 +2091,6 @@ int hrtimers_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	cpu_base->expires_next = KTIME_MAX;
 	cpu_base->softirq_expires_next = KTIME_MAX;
 	cpu_base->online = 1;
-	hrtimer_cpu_base_init_expiry_lock(cpu_base);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2160,6 +2168,7 @@ int hrtimers_cpu_dying(unsigned int dying_cpu)
 void __init hrtimers_init(void)
 {
 	hrtimers_prepare_cpu(smp_processor_id());
+	hrtimers_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
 	open_softirq(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ, hrtimer_run_softirq);
 }